Marine management - Towards an integrated implementation of the European marine strategy framework and the water framework directives

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2175-2186

  Borja, Ángel ^a   Elliott, Mike ^b   Carstensen, Jacob ^c   Heiskanen, Anna Stiina ^d   van de Bund, Wouter ^e  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecosystem based approach; Marine management; Marine Strategy Framework Directive; Monitoring and assessment; Reference conditions; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; MARINE MANAGEMENT; MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE CONDITION; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

BIOMARKERS; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; WATER CONSERVATION;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HOLISTIC APPROACH; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COASTAL WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; STANDARDIZATION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; OCEANS AND SEAS; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 78650188744     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.09.026     Document Type: Article

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