Intertidal Zone Management in the Western Indian Ocean: Assessing Current Status and Future Possibilities Using Expert Opinions

Ambio

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1006-1019

  Nordlund, Lina Mtwana ^a,b,c   de la Torre Castro, Maricela ^b   Erlandsson, Johan ^d   Conand, Chantal ^e,f   Muthiga, Nyawira ^g   Jiddawi, Narriman ^h   Gullström, Martin ^b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c and Environment   (Tanzania)

^d Länsstyrelsen Västra Götaland   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^f MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^g Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

^h UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Closures; Ecosystem function; Ecosystem based management; Environmental monitoring; Expert opinions; Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMONITORING; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST);

INVERTEBRATA;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPERT WITNESS; INDIAN OCEAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; WATER POLLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNICATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXPERT TESTIMONY; INDIAN OCEAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84897545743     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-013-0465-8     Document Type: Article

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