Coping with ecological thresholds in coastal areas: Results from an international expert survey

Coastal Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 598-612

  Lyytimäki, Jari ^a   Hildén, Mikael ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal ecosystems; Ecological thresholds; Environmental management; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL THRESHOLDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS; INTERNATIONAL SURVEY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

ECOLOGY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING STRATEGY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH;

EID: 80051814011     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2011.600242     Document Type: Article

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