Does more mean less? The value of information for conservation planning under sea level rise

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 352-363

  Runting, Rebecca K ^a   Wilson, Kerrie A ^a   Rhodes, Jonathan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Coastal impact models; Conservation planning; LiDAR; Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model; Sea level rise; Spatial prioritization; Zonation

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; LIDAR; PRIORITIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; ZONATION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; SEAWATER;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84871931544     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12064     Document Type: Article

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