Ecological criteria for evaluating candidate sites for marine reserves

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

ⁱ 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

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

EID: 0038381784     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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