Informing conservation planning using future sea-level rise and storm surge modeling impact scenarios in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-62

  Thompson, Michael ^a   Brenner, Jorge ^a   Gilmer, Ben ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b Downstream Strategies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; HAZARDS; STORMS; WETLANDS;

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; COMMUNITY RESILIENCES; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS; STAKEHOLDER PROCESS;

SEA LEVEL;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARSH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; STAKEHOLDER; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY; WETLAND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GALVESTON BAY; GULF OF MEXICO; SAINT ANDREWS BAY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906485567     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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