Managing the marine environment, conceptual models and assessment considerations for the European marine strategy framework directive

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 3, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Smith, Christopher J ^a   Papadopoulou, Konstantia Nadia ^a   Barnard, Steve ^b   Mazik, Krysia ^b   Elliott, Michael ^b   Patrício, Joana ^c   Solaun, Oihana ^d   Little, Sally ^b,e   Bhatia, Natasha ^b   Borja, Angel ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d MARINE RESEARCH DIVISION   (Spain)

^e NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Benthic trawling; DPSIR; Endogenic pressures; Exogenic pressures; Pressure mechanisms; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008684186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00144     Document Type: Review

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