Visions for the North Sea: The Societal Dilemma Behind Specifying Good Environmental Status

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 142-153

  Gilbert, Alison J ^a   McQuatters Gollop, Abigail ^b   Langmead, Olivia ^c   Mee, Laurence ^d   Vermaat, Jan ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic communities; Benthic functioning; Ecosystem services; Good Environmental Status; North Sea; Trawling

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; NORTH SEA; PROCEDURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84939882817     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0536-5     Document Type: Article

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