Ecological restoration in the deep sea: Desiderata

Marine Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-106

  Van Dover, C L ^a   Aronson, J ^b   Pendleton, L ^a   Smith, S ^c   Arnaud Haond, S ^d   Moreno Mateos, D ^e   Barbier, E ^f   Billett, D ^g   Bowers, K ^h   Danovaro, R ⁱ   Edwards, A ^j   Kellert, S ^k   Morato, T ^l   Pollard, E ^m   Rogers, A ⁿ   Warner, R ^o  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Nautilus Minerals Corporation   (Australia)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^g NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^h BIOHABITATS INC   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^j NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^k Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^m EURC   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^o UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Cold water corals; Deep sea resource use; Hydrothermal vents; Marine policy; Restoration science

Indexed keywords

COLD WATER; DEEP SEA; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARINE RESOURCE; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BISMARCK SEA; DARWIN MOUNDS; MANUS BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN; ROCKALL TROUGH;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84889602020     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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