Environmental sensitivity of the portuguese coast in the scope of oil spill events - Comparing different assessment approaches

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 885-889

  Santos, C F ^a   Andrade, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal management; GIS; Hydrocarbons; Pollution; Shoreline vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955006353     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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