Why the complex nature of integrated ecosystem assessments requires a flexible and adaptive approach

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1174-1182

  Dickey Collas, Mark ^a,b  

^a ICES ^*  (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ecosystem approach; fisheries; HELCOM; MSFD; OSPAR; regionalization

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84903170387     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu027     Document Type: Article

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