Metrics to assess ecological condition, change, and impacts in sandy beach ecosystems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 144, Issue , 2014, Pages 322-335

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Schoeman, David S ^a   Jones, Alan R ^b   Dugan, Jenifer E ^c   Hubbard, David M ^c   Defeo, Omar ^d   Peterson, Charles H ^e   Weston, Michael A ^f   Maslo, Brooke ^g   Olds, Andrew D ^a   Scapini, Felicita ^h   Nel, Ronel ⁱ   Harris, Linda R ⁱ   Lucrezi, Serena ^j   Lastra, Mariano ^k   Huijbers, Chantal M ^l   Connolly, Rod M ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Unidad en Desarrollo de Ciencias del Mar   (Uruguay)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

ⁱ NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^j NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^k UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^l GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Coastal dunes; Ecological indicators; Environmental values; Sandy beaches; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COASTAL DUNE; ECOLOGICAL CHANGES; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; SANDY BEACH; SANDY SHORELINE; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

BIRDS;

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SHORELINE; WILD POPULATION;

ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; BIOMASS; BIOTA; BIRD; BREEDING; BREEDING SUCCESS; COST; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EROSION; FISHING; HABITAT USE; HUMAN; MACROINVERTEBRATE; NESTING; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUBLIC OPINION; RECREATION; SANDY BEACH; SEASHORE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TURTLE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; SWIMMING;

BATHING BEACHES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84904020684     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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