Application of the generic DPSIR framework to seagrass communities of Ria de Aveiro: A better understanding of this coastal lagoon

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 65, 2013, Pages 19-24

  Azevedo, Ana ^a   Sousa, Ana I ^a   Lencart E Silva, João D ^a   Dias, João Miguel ^a   Lillebø, Ana Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystem services and function; Seagrass decline; Zostera noltii

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL LAGOON; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLOWERING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MEADOW; SEAGRASS;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO;

EID: 84883781929     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI65-004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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