Conservation and community benefits from traditional coral reef management at Ahus Island, Papua New Guinea

Conservation Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1714-1723

  Cinner, Joshua E ^a,b   Marnane, Michael J ^b   Mcclanahan, Tim R ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Customary marine tenure; Fish stocks; Marine protected areas; Periodic harvesting

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 33244480422     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2005.00209.x-i1     Document Type: Article

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