Using the integrated ecosystem assessment framework to build consensus and transfer information to managers

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-25

  Fletcher, Pamela J ^a,b   Kelble, Christopher R ^b   Nuttle, William K ^c   Kiker, Gregory A ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Eco Hydrology   (Canada)

^d J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bayesian Belief Networks; Conceptual ecological models; EBM DPSER; Ecosystem based management; Integrated ecosystem assessments; South Florida

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; DECISION THEORY; MANAGEMENT; MANAGERS; MARINE BIOLOGY;

EBM-DPSER; ECOLOGICAL MODELS; ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; SOUTH FLORIDA;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904603689     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.03.024     Document Type: Article

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