Application of ecological criteria in selecting marine reserves and developing reserve networks

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Roberts, Callum M ^a   Branch, George ^b   Bustamante, Rodrigo H ^c   Castilla, Juan Carlos ^d   Dugan, Jenifer ^e   Halpern, Benjamin S ^e   Lafferty, Kevin D ^e   Leslie, Heather ^f   Lubchenco, Jane ^f   McArdle, Deborah ^e   Ruckelshaus, Mary ^g   Warner, Robert R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem functioning; Ecosystem services; Fisheries management; Marine reserve selection; Reserve evaluation criteria; Reserve networks

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RESERVE DESIGN; SITE SELECTION;

EID: 0037705718     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0215:aoecis]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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