Ecosystem-based management in the Arctic Ocean: A multi-level spatial approach

Arctic

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 86-102

  Siron, Robert ^a   Sherman, Kenneth ^b   Skjoldal, Hein Rune ^c   Hiltz, Elizabeth ^d  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Beaufort Sea; Ecosystem approach; Ecosystem based management; Integrated management; Large Marine Ecosystems; Large Ocean Management Area; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA;

EID: 59849091035     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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