Using siting algorithms in the design of marine reserve networks

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Leslie, Heather ^a   Ruckelshaus, Mary ^b   Ball, Ian R ^c   Andelman, Sandy ^d   Possingham, Hugh P ^c,d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Florida Keys; Habitat diversity; Marine reserves; Optimization; Representative; Reserve selection; Simulated annealing; Siting algorithms; Spatial clustering

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANNEALING; BENTHOS; CONSERVATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PROTECTED AREA; RESERVE DESIGN;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0010839056     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0185:usaitd]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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