Validation and limitations of a cumulative impact model for an estuary

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 120, Issue , 2016, Pages 88-98

  Clark, Dana ^a   Goodwin, Eric ^a   Sinner, Jim ^a   Ellis, Joanne ^a   Singh, Gerald ^b  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benthic community composition; Expert assessment; Multiple stressors; Nutrients; Recreational fishing; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; NUTRIENTS; SEDIMENTATION;

BENTHIC COMMUNITIES; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT; EXPERT ASSESSMENT; MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING; MULTIPLE STRESSORS; RECREATIONAL FISHINGS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; FISHING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION;

BAY OF PLENTY; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TAURANGA HARBOUR;

EID: 84952896093     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.11.013     Document Type: Article

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