Sensitivity and vulnerability in marine environments: An approach to identifying vulnerable marine areas

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 86-97

  Zacharias, Mark A ^a   Gregr, Edward J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY CHANNEL ISLANDS   (United States)

^b SciTech Environmental Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acoustic pollution; Acoustic stress; Cetaceans; Marine protected areas; Sensitive areas

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; VULNERABILITY; WHALE;

CETACEA;

EID: 14044257907     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00148.x     Document Type: Article

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