Marine protected areas and dugong conservation along Australia's Indian Ocean coast

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-181

  Preen, Anthony ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Dugongs; Indian Ocean; Marine protected areas; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DUGONGS;

ECOSYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION; DUGONG; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES PROTECTION;

AQUATIC FAUNA; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIAN OCEAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CHELONIIDAE; CORYPHAENIDAE; DUGONG DUGON; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 0032031598     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900094     Document Type: Review

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