Making the ecosystem approach operational-Can regime shifts in ecological- and governance systems facilitate the transition?

Marine Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1290-1299

  Osterblom H ^a   Gardmark A ^b   Bergstrom L ^b   Muller Karulis B ^c   Folke, C ^a,d   Lindegren, M ^e   Casini, M ^f   Olsson, P ^a   Diekmann, R ^g   Blenckner, T ^a   Humborg, C ^a   Mollmann C ^g  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Institute of Coastal Research   (Sweden)

^c LATVIAN INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC ECOLOGY   (Latvia)

^d ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f Institute of Marine Research   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation; Ecosystem approach; Marine governance; Regime shift; Resilience

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INNOVATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; SOCIAL CHANGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 77955096728     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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