An ecosystem evaluation framework for global seamount conservation and management

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Taranto, Gerald H ^a   Kvile, Kristina Ø ^a   Pitcher, Tony J ^b   Morato, Telmo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HABITAT; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PELAGIC ZONE; SEAMOUNT;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MARINE BIOLOGY; MINING; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 84864717375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042950     Document Type: Article

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