The cost of a gelatinous future and loss of critical habitats in the Mediterranean

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 853-866

  Kontogianni, A D ^a   Emmanouilides, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

choice modelling; critical habitats; jellyfish outbreaks; marine ecosystem resilience; Mediterranean; tourism preferences

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLICY MAKING; REPRODUCTIVE COST;

GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84901452423     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst194     Document Type: Article

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