Catching the Right Wave: Evaluating Wave Energy Resources and Potential Compatibility with Existing Marine and Coastal Uses

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Choong Ki ^a,b   Toft, Jodie E ^a   Papenfus, Michael ^a,c   Verutes, Gregory ^a   Guerry, Anne D ^a   Ruckelshaus, Marry H ^a   Arkema, Katie K ^a   Guannel, Gregory ^a   Wood, Spencer A ^a   Bernhardt, Joanna R ^a,d   Tallis, Heather ^a   Plummer, Mark L ^e   Halpern, Benjamin S ^f   Pinsky, Malin L ^g   Beck, Michael W ^h   Chan, Francis ⁱ   Chan, Kai M A ^d   Levin, Phil S ^e   Polasky, Stephen ^j  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^g PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COASTAL WATERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FISHERY; INVESTMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY; WAVE ENERGY RESOURCE;

ALGORITHMS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FISHERIES; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOFTWARE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84868679074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0047598     Document Type: Article

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