Application of a complex ecosystem model to evaluate effects of finfish culture in Pagasitikos Gulf, Greece

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 94, Issue SUPPL., 2012, Pages

  Petihakis, G ^a   Tsiaras, K ^a   Triantafyllou, G ^a   Korres, G ^a   Tsagaraki, T M ^a,b   Tsapakis, M ^a   Vavillis, P ^a   Pollani, A ^a   Frangoulis, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Ecosystem modeling; Greece; Hydrodynamic modeling; Pagasitikos gulf

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GREECE; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HOT SPOT; HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING; HYDRODYNAMIC TRANSPORT; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MARINE FISH FARMS; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING TOOL; PAGASITIKOS GULF; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

AQUACULTURE; COASTAL ZONES; DECISION MAKING; HYDRODYNAMICS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FINFISH; HOLISTIC APPROACH; HOT SPOT; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARICULTURE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

AEGEAN SEA; GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PAGASITIKOS GULF;

EID: 84857239300     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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