Golden opportunities: A horizon scan to expand sandy beach ecology

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-6

  Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Weston, Michael A ^b   Schoeman, David S ^a   Olds, Andrew D ^a   Huijbers, Chantal M ^c   Connolly, Rod M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cross system transfer; Ecological concepts; Ecological theories; Horizon scan; Paradigms; Sandy shorelines

Indexed keywords

BEACH PROFILE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD WEB; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; SHORELINE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84923263179     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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