Improving marine biodiversity offsetting: A proposed methodology for better assessing losses and gains

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 175, Issue , 2016, Pages 46-59

  Bas, Adeline ^b   Jacob, Céline ^a   Hay, Julien ^b   Pioch, Sylvain ^a   Thorin, Sébastien ^c  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c Les Belvédères   (France)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Marine and coastal ecosystems; Mitigation hierarchy; Offset sizing

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; OFFSHORE WIND FARMS;

COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES; ECOLOGICAL LOSS; MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEM; MARINE AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; MARINE BIODIVERSITY; MITIGATION HIERARCHY; OFFSET SIZING; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MITIGATION; WIND FARM;

AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GENE LOSS; HABITAT; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; PROCEDURES;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS;

EID: 84961639802     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.03.027     Document Type: Article

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