Big data opportunities and challenges for assessing multiple stressors across scales in aquatic ecosystems

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 393-413

  Dafforn, K A ^a,b   Johnston, E L ^a,b   Ferguson, A ^c   Humphrey, C L ^d   Monk, W ^e   Nichols, S J ^f   Simpson, S L ^g   Tulbure, M G ^a   Baird, D J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84962022388     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF15108     Document Type: Review

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