Combining conservation value, vulnerability, and effectiveness of mitigation actions in spatial conservation decisions: An application to coastal oil spill combating

Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 802-813

  Ihaksi, Taina ^a   Kokkonen, Teemu ^b   Helle, Inari ^c   Jolma, Ari ^b   Lecklin, Tiina ^c   Kuikka, Sakari ^c  

^a Use and Management of Water Resources   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Conservation; Management; Oil spill; Prioritization; Recovery; Sensitivity; Valuation; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

BALTIC SEA; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE; GULF OF FINLAND; MAPPING SOFTWARES; OIL SLICKS; OIL TRANSPORTATION; OPERATIONAL DECISIONS; PRIORITIZATION; SENSITIVITY; SENSITIVITY MAP; SPATIAL ALLOCATION; VULNERABILITY;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; MAPPING; OIL SPILLS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION;

OIL BOOMS;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; MITIGATION; OIL SPILL; VALUATION; VULNERABILITY;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE SPECIES; MORTALITY; OIL SPILL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ACCIDENTS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND;

EID: 79959380448     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-011-9639-y     Document Type: Article

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