Tidal flats of the Yellow Sea: A review of ecosystem status and anthropogenic threats

Austral Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 472-481

  Murray, Nicholas J ^a,b,c   Ma, Zhijun ^d   Fuller, Richard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal wetland; Ecosystem decline; IUCN Red List of Ecosystem; Risk assessment habitat loss; Wetland status

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL PROTECTION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HYPOXIA; LAND RECLAMATION; NATIONAL PLANNING; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST; REGIONAL PLANNING; REMOTE SENSING; TIDAL FLAT; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

CHINA; KOREA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

ALGAE; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; SCYPHOZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84929961901     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aec.12211     Document Type: Article

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