The challenge of adapting marine social-ecological systems to the additional stress of climate change

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 356-363

  Perry, R Ian ^a   Ommer, Rosemary E ^b   Barange, Manuel ^c   Werner, Francisco ^d  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GLOBALIZATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; OVERFISHING; UPWELLING;

EID: 78649850977     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.004     Document Type: Review

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