Marine governance to avoid tipping points: Can we adapt the adaptability envelope?

Marine Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2016, Pages 56-67

  Serrao Neumann, Silvia ^a,b   Davidson, Julie L ^c   Baldwin, Claudia L ^d   Dedekorkut Howes, Aysin ^a   Ellison, Joanna C ^c   Holbrook, Neil J ^c,e,f   Howes, Michael ^a   Jacobson, Christine ^d   Morgan, Edward A ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^e ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Climate change; Marine systems; Thresholds; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE POLICY; THRESHOLD; VULNERABILITY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84952057013     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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