A framework for vulnerability assessment of coastal fisheries ecosystems to climate change-Tool for understanding resilience of fisheries (VA-TURF)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2013, Pages 381-393

  Mamauag, Samuel S ^a   Aliño, Porfirio M ^a   Martinez, Renmar Jun S ^a   Muallil, Richard N ^a,b   Doctor, Maria Victoria A ^a   Dizon, Emerlinda C ^c   Geronimo, Rollan C ^c   Panga, Fleurdeliz M ^a   Cabral, Reniel B ^a,d  

^a University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^b Mindanao State University Tawi Tawi Tawi Tawi College of Technology and Oceanography Sanga Sanga   (Philippines)

^c Teachers Village Diliman ^*  (Philippines)

^d NONE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal fisheries ecosystem; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883553302     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2013.07.007     Document Type: Article

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