Biogeographic assessments: A framework for information synthesis in marine spatial planning

Marine Policy

Volumn 51, Issue , 2015, Pages 423-432

  Caldow, Chris ^a   Monaco, Mark E ^a   Pittman, Simon J ^a,b   Kendall, Matthew S ^a   Goedeke, Theresa L ^a   Menza, Charles ^a   Kinlan, Brian P ^a,c   Costa, Bryan M ^a,c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Marine Spatial Ecology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal and marine spatial planning; Ecosystem based management; Human uses; Seascape ecology; Spatial predictive modeling

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE POLICY; SPATIAL PLANNING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908582458     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.07.023     Document Type: Article

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