Frameworks for marine conservation - Non-hierarchical approaches and distinctive habitats

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 635-648

  Roff, John C ^a   Evans, Susan M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conservation; Focal species; Marine distinctive habitats; Marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK; PROTECTED AREA;

EID: 0036859054     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.513     Document Type: Short Survey

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