A broad-scale assessment of the risk to coastal seagrasses from cumulative threats

Marine Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 560-567

  Grech, A ^a,b   Coles, R ^b   Marsh, H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Northern Fisheries Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broad scale ecosystem management; Cumulative impact assessment; Great Barrier Reef; Risk; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84860826911     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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