Pelagic provinces of the world: A biogeographic classification of the world's surface pelagic waters

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 19-30

  Spalding, Mark D ^a   Agostini, Vera N ^b   Rice, Jake ^c   Grant, Susie M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC CONDITIONS; ACTIVE MANAGEMENT; ECOREGIONS; FUTURE THREATS; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY SETTING; REGIONALISATION; THREAT ANALYSIS;

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY;

NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOME; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOREGION; NATURAL RESOURCE; OPEN OCEAN; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITIZATION; SURFACE WATER; TAXONOMY;

EID: 84856901655     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.12.016     Document Type: Article

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