The Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the ecosystem-based approach - pitfalls and solutions

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 18-28

  Berg, Torsten ^a   Fürhaupter, Karin ^a   Teixeira, Heliana ^b   Uusitalo, Laura ^c   Zampoukas, Nikolaos ^b  

^a MARILIM AQUATIC RESEARCH GMBH   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Criteria; Descriptors; Ecosystem based approach; Indicators; Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); MARINE POLLUTION;

CRITERIA; DESCRIPTORS; DOUBLE COUNTING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS; MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; OPERATIONAL INDICATOR; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

SEA WATER;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD WEB; HABITAT; POPULATION SIZE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; SEA;

EUROPE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPE; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 84931572272     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.04.050     Document Type: Article

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