Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: A stepping stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial management

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-88

  Salomidi, M ^a   Katsanevakis, S ^a,b   Borja, A ^c   Braeckman, U ^d   Damalas, D ^b   Galparsoro, I ^c   Mifsud, R ^e   Mirto, S ^f   Pascual, M ^c   Pipitone, C ^f   Rabaut, M ^d   Todorova, V ^g   Vassilopoulou, V ^a   Fernández, T Vega ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment   (Malta)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Ecosystem services; Europe; Marine habitats; Protection; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863868224     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.23     Document Type: Review

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