Biogeography and the selection of priority areas for conservation of South African coastal fishes

Biological Conservation

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-72

  Turpie, Jane K ^a   Beckley, Lynnath E ^b   Katua, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Complementarity analysis; Hotspots; Marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CONSERVATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PISCES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033991692     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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