An evolving role for ecological indicators: From documenting ecological conditions to monitoring drivers and policy responses

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 10-15

  Rapport, David J ^a   Hilden, Mikael ^b  

^a EcoHealth Consulting   (Canada)

^b FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Baltic; Ecological indicators; Ecological monitoring; Ecosystem health; Environmental assessment; Pressure state response framework; Sea; Use of indicators

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BALTIC; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECOLOGICAL MONITORING; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE STATE RESPONSE (PSR);

ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 84881185987     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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