Managing aquatic ecosystems and water resources under multiple stress - An introduction to the MARS project

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 503-504, Issue , 2015, Pages 10-21

  Hering, Daniel ^a   Carvalho, Laurence ^b   Argillier, Christine ^c   Beklioglu, Meryem ^d   Borja, Angel ^e   Cardoso, Ana Cristina ^f   Duel, Harm ^g   Ferreira, Teresa ^h   Globevnik, Lidija ⁱ   Hanganu, Jenica ^j   Hellsten, Seppo ^k   Jeppesen, Erik ^l   Kodeš, Vit ^m   Solheim, Anne Lyche ⁿ   Nõges, Tiina ^o   Ormerod, Steve ^p   Panagopoulos, Yiannis ^q   Schmutz, Stefan ^r   Venohr, Markus ^s   Birk, Sebastian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^f JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^g DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^j Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development (DDNI)   (Romania)

^k FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^l AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^m CZECH HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

ⁿ NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^o ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^p CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^q NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^r UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^s LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Blueprint to safeguard Europe's waters; Ecological status; Ecosystem services; Europe; River Basin Management; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EUROPE; RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RIVER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EUROPE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84909580974     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.106     Document Type: Article

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