Ecological resilience, robustness and vulnerability: How do these concepts benefit ecosystem management?

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 22-27

  Mumby, Peter J ^a,b   Chollett, Iliana ^a,b   Bozec, Yves Marie ^a,b   Wolff, Nicholas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FISHERY PRODUCTION; TERMINOLOGY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84890845967     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.11.021     Document Type: Review

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