Using expert knowledge and modeling to define mangrove composition, functioning, and threats and estimate time frame for recovery

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2247-2262

  Mukherjee, Nibedita ^a,b   Sutherland, William J ^c   Khan, Md Nabiul I ^a   Berger, Uta ^d   Schmitz, Nele ^e   Dahdouh Guebas, Farid ^a,b   Koedam, Nico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Coastal development; Delphi technique; Ecosystem functioning; Global mangroves; Individual based modeling; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901764868     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1085     Document Type: Article

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