The coastal syndromes and hotspots on the coast

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-47

  Newton, Alice ^a,b   Carruthers, Tim J B ^c   Icely, John ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme   (Samoa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arctic; Global syndromes; Islands; River mouth; Urban coasts; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; EXPLOITATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SALINIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

MICRONESIA;

EID: 84655166518     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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