A theory for optimal monitoring of marine reserves

Ecology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 829-837

  Gerber, Leah R ^a   Beger, Maria ^b   McCarthy, Michael A ^c   Possingham, Hugh P ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cost; Marine reserve; Monitoring; Optimization; Profit

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE PARK; MONITORING; OPTIMIZATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 22544433481     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00784.x     Document Type: Article

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