Grand challenges in marine ecosystems ecology

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 1, Issue FEB, 2014, Pages

  Borja, Angel ^a  

^a MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation and protection; Ecosystem services; ecosystem based management; Ecosystems health; Functionality; Global change; Human pressures

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008640796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2014.00001     Document Type: Article

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