Burdens of evidence and the benefits of marine reserves: Putting Descartes before des horse?

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-103

  Willis, Trevor J ^a,c   Millar, R B ^a   Babcock, R C ^a   Tolimieri, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; NOTE; UNITED STATES;

EQUUS CABALLUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042658348     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892903000092     Document Type: Note

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