Regional-scale scenario analysis for the Meso-American Reef system: Modelling coral reef futures under multiple stressors

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1756-1770

  Melbourne Thomas, J ^a   Johnson, C R ^a   Fulton, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef dynamics; Decision support; Ecosystem model; Meso American Reef system; Multiple stressors; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF DYNAMICS; DECISION SUPPORTS; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; MESO-AMERICAN REEF SYSTEM; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HEALTH RISKS;

REEFS;

BIODEGRADATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; DECISION MAKING; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REGIONAL PATTERN; SEDIMENTATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MESOAMERICA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79954573167     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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