Valuing the Guinea current large marine ecosystem: Estimates of direct output impact of relevant marine activities

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 189-196

  Chukwuone, N A ^a   Ukwe, C N ^b   Onugu, A ^c   Ibe, C A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION   (Austria)

^c Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme   (Nigeria)

^d Interim Guinea Current Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITIES; DESIGN MEASURES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FISHERY RESOURCES; GLOBAL REGIONS; GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS; LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE AREAS; MARINE FISHERIES; OFFSHORE OIL PRODUCTIONS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTIONS; PROPERTY RIGHTS; TOTAL VALUES;

OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLLUTION;

AFRICA; GUINEA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS;

EID: 60649115420     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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