An exposure-effect approach for evaluating ecosystem-wide risks from human activities

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1105-1115

  Knights, Antony M ^a   Piet, Gerjan J ^b   Jongbloed, Ruud H ^b   Tamis, Jacqueline E ^b   White, Lydia ^c   Akoglu, Ekin ^d   Boicenco, Laura ^e   Churilova, Tanya ^f   Kryvenko, Olga ^f   Fleming Lehtinen, Vivi ^g   Leppanen, Juha Markku ^g   Galil, Bella S ^h   Goodsir, Freya ⁱ   Goren, Menachem ^j   Margonski, Piotr ^k   Moncheva, Snejana ^l   Oguz, Temel ^m   Papadopoulou, K Nadia ⁿ   Setälä, Outi ^g   Smith, Chris J ⁿ   Stefanova, Kremena ^f   Timofte, Florin ^e   Robinson, Leonie A ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MARINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRIGORE ANTIPA   (Romania)

^f INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

^g FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^h ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

ⁱ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^j TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^k NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^l INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^m MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

ⁿ INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

more..

Author keywords

Ecosystem based management; Exposure effect; Human activities; Impact; Marine; Risk framework

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PRIORITIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84925669839     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsu245     Document Type: Article

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