Pressures, stresses, shocks and trends in estuarine ecosystems - An introduction and synthesis

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Jennerjahn, Tim C ^a,b   Mitchell, Steve B ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Environmental change; Estuary; Indicators; Management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84883172505     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.07.008     Document Type: Article

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