Using expert opinion to prioritize impacts of climate change on sea turtles' nesting grounds

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2511-2518

  Fuentes, M M P B ^a   Cinner, J E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Expert opinion; Great Barrier Reef; Identifying priority measures; Management; Sea turtles; Survey

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SEA LEVEL;

CLIMATIC PROCESS; CYCLONIC ACTIVITIES; DECISIONS MAKINGS; EXPERT OPINION; GREAT BARRIER REEF; IDENTIFYING PRIORITY MEASURE; RELATIVE IMPACT; REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEA TURTLES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORAL REEF; CYCLONE; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXPERT SYSTEM; PRIORITIZATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SAND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TURTLE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEA LEVEL RISE; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; TURTLE;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES;

EID: 77956872835     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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