Conserving marine biodiversity on the African coast: Implications of a terrestrial perspective

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 345-362

  Hockey, Philip A R ^a   Branch, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE RESERVE; PROTECTED AREA;

AFRICA; AFRICA, (SUB-SAHARA);

EID: 0028322534     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3270040406     Document Type: Article

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