Recent policies and tools for ecological evaluation of the Mediterranean sea

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 2007

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 129-140

  Casazza, Gianna ^a   Lopez Y Royo, Cecilia ^a   Dalù, Massimo ^a   Saccomandi, Flavia ^a   Spada, Emanuela ^a   Silvestri, Cecilia ^a  

^a APAT   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER CONSERVATION;

ECOLOGICAL EVALUATION; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; EU-WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OPERATING POLICIES; TECHNICAL REQUIREMENT;

ECOLOGY;

EID: 65549094940     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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