Interactions between climatic variables and human pressures upon a macroalgae population: Implications for management

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-95

  Borja, Ángel ^a   Fontán, Almudena ^a   Muxika, Iñigo ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC VARIABLES; COMBINED EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; LONG-TERM SERIES; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; WATER CONSERVATION;

BIOMASS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MACROALGA; RED ALGA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE COUNTRY; BAY OF BISCAY; SPAIN;

ALGAE; GELIDIUM; GELIDIUM CORNEUM;

EID: 84875775837     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.023     Document Type: Article

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