Can simple be useful and reliable? Using ecological indicators to represent and compare the states of marine ecosystems

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 717-731

  Shin, Yunne Jai ^a   Bundy, Alida ^b   Shannon, Lynne J ^c   Simier, Monique ^a   Coll, Marta ^d,e   Fulton, Elizabeth A ^f   Link, Jason S ^g   Jouffre, Didier ^h   Ojaveer, Henn ⁱ   MacKinson, Steven ^j   Heymans, Johanna J ^k   Raid, Tiit ^l  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^j CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^k SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^l JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Comparative approach; Indicators; Marine ecosystems; Reference levels; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; THRESHOLD;

EID: 77951465404     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp287     Document Type: Article

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