What are the research priorities for marine ecosystem services?

Marine Policy

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 104-113

  Rivero, Susana ^a,b   Villasante, Sebastian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b International Campus of Excellence ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making process; Information gaps; Marine ecosystem services; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84955581876     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.01.020     Document Type: Article

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