Spatial differentiation of marine eutrophication damage indicators based on species density

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 73, Issue , 2017, Pages 676-685

  Cosme, Nuno ^a   Jones, Miranda C ^b   Cheung, William W L ^c   Larsen, Henrik Fred ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystem damage; Effect; Exposure; Large marine ecosystems; Life cycle impact assessment; Potentially affected fraction of species

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DAMAGE DETECTION; ECOLOGY; EUTROPHICATION; FORESTRY; LIFE CYCLE; ORGANIC CARBON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EFFECT; EXPOSURE; LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POTENTIALLY AFFECTED FRACTION OF SPECIES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CARBON CYCLE; COASTAL WATER; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIFFERENTIATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EDGE EFFECT; EUTROPHICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; PLANKTON; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARCTIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85028251142     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.10.026     Document Type: Article

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