The role of marine habitat mapping in ecosystem-based management

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2033-2042

  Cogan, Christopher B ^a   Todd, Brian J ^b   Lawton, Peter ^c   Noji, Thomas T ^d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d US Department of Commerce   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecosystem; GIS; Habitat; Management; Mapping; Marine

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAPPING METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK;

EID: 70149089328     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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