Habitat mapping as a tool for conservation and sustainable use of marine resources: Some perspectives from the MAREANO Programme, Norway

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-61

  Buhl Mortensen, L ^a   Buhl Mortensen, P ^a   Dolan, M J F ^b   Gonzalez Mirelis, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biotope identification; Habitat heterogeneity; Health status; Marine landscape; Sampling scale; Seafloor integrity

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTOPE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HEALTH STATUS; HETEROGENEITY; MARINE RESOURCE; SAMPLING; SEAFLOOR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NORWAY;

EID: 84938207185     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2014.10.014     Document Type: Article

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