A unifying approach to understanding transitional waters: Fundamental properties emerging from ecotone ecosystems

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 132, Issue , 2013, Pages 5-16

  Basset, Alberto ^a   Barbone, Enrico ^a   Elliott, Michael ^b   Li, Bai Lian ^c   Jorgensen, Sven Eric ^d   Lucena Moya, Paloma ^e   Pardo, Isabel ^e   Mouillot, David ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^g JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecotone concept; Landscape ecology; Transitional waters

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOTONE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; RESILIENCE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879369666     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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