Making modelling count - increasing the contribution of shelf-seas community and ecosystem models to policy development and management

Marine Policy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2015, Pages 291-302

  Hyder, Kieran ^a   Rossberg, Axel G ^a   Allen, J Icarus ^b   Austen, Melanie C ^b   Barciela, Rosa M ^c   Bannister, Hayley J ^d   Blackwell, Paul G ^d   Blanchard, Julia L ^d,e   Burrows, Michael T ^f   Defriez, Emma ^g   Dorrington, Tarquin ^h   Edwards, Karen P ⁱ   Garcia Carreras, Bernardo ^a,g   Heath, Michael R ^j   Hembury, Deborah J ^h   Heymans, Johanna J ^f   Holt, Jason ^k   Houle, Jennifer E ^l   Jennings, Simon ^a   Mackinson, Steve ^a   Malcolm, Stephen J ^a   McPike, Ruaraidh ^j   Mee, Laurence ^f   Mills, David K ^a   Montgomery, Caron ^h   Pearson, Dean ^h   Pinnegar, John K ^a   Pollicino, Marilena ^h   Popova, Ekaterina E ^k   Rae, Louise ^a   Rogers, Stuart I ^a   Speirs, Douglas ^j   Spence, Michael A ^d   Thorpe, Robert ^a   Turner, R Kerry ^m   van der Molen, Johan ^a   Yool, Andrew ^k   Paterson, David M ⁿ   more..

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^g IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^k NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^l QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^m UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Ecosystem models; Marine policy and management; UK environmental assessment, management, and monitoring

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; SHELF SEA;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84940946561     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.07.015     Document Type: Article

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