Ecosystem indicators for Southeast Florida beaches

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 44, Issue , 2014, Pages 81-91

  Marshall, Frank E ^a   Banks, Kenneth ^b   Cook, Geoffrey S ^c  

^a Cetacean Logic Foundation Inc   (United States)

^b Broward County Natural Resources Planning and Management Division Broward County Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department   (United States)

^c ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Ecosystem indicator; Human dimension indicator; MARES; South Florida ecosystem

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; URBAN GROWTH;

ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS; ECOLOGICAL PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM INDICATORS; HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS; HUMAN DIMENSIONS; MARES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFITS; SOUTH FLORIDA;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEACH; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904604624     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.12.021     Document Type: Article

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