The state of legislation and policy protecting Australia's mangrove and salt marsh and their ecosystem services

Marine Policy

Volumn 72, Issue , 2016, Pages 139-155

  Rogers, Kerrylee ^a   Boon, Paul I ^b   Branigan, Simon ^c   Duke, Norman C ^d   Field, Colin D ^e   Fitzsimons, James A ^c,f   Kirkman, Hugh ^g   Mackenzie, Jock R ^d   Saintilan, Neil ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g Macquarie University ^*  (Australia)

^h MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal wetland; Ecosystem services; Mangrove; Salt marsh; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANGROVE; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84978971919     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.06.025     Document Type: Article

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