Measuring indicators of ocean health for an island nation: The ocean health index for Fiji

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 403-412

  Selig, Elizabeth R ^a   Frazier, Melanie ^b   O'Leary, Jennifer K ^b,c   Jupiter, Stacy D ^d   Halpern, Benjamin S ^b,e,f   Longo, Catherine ^b   Kleisner, Kristin L ^g   Sivo, Loraini ^h   Ranelletti, Marla ^b  

^a Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Fiji)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h South Pacific Program   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Data limited assessment; Fiji; Fisheries; Ocean health; Socio ecological assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921310949     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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