Integrated assessment of marine biodiversity status using a prototype indicator-based assessment tool
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Jesper H. Andersen*, Karsten Dahl, Cordula Göke, Martin Hartvig, Ciarán Murray, Anna Rindorf, Henrik Skov, Morten Vinther and Samuli Korpinen 1 NIVA Denmark Water Research, Copenhagen, Denmark 2 Marine Research Center, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Helsinki, Finland 3 Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark 4 DTU Aqua, Section for Marine Ecosystem-Based Management, Technical University of Denmark, Charlottenlund, Denmark 5 Centre for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 6 DHI, Hørsholm, Denmark
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