Conserving pattern and process in the Southern Ocean: Designing a Marine Protected Area for the Prince Edward Islands

Antarctic Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-54

  Lombard, A T ^a   Reyers, B ^b   Schonegevel, L Y ^b   Cooper, J ^a   Smith Adao, L B ^b   Nel, D C ^c   Froneman, P W ^d   Ansorge, I J ^a   Bester, M N ^e   Tosh, C A ^e   Strauss, T ^f   Akkers, T ^g   Gon, O ^h   Leslie, R W ^g   Chown, S L ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c WWF SA   (South Africa)

^d RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^f NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^g MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^h SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

ⁱ STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Marine reserve design; Pattern and process; Sub Antarctic; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; MARINE PARK; NATIONAL PLANNING; NATURE RESERVE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUBANTARCTIC REGION;

AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS]; PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AVES; DIOMEDEIDAE; DISSOSTICHUS ELEGINOIDES; PROCELLARIIDAE;

EID: 34247550243     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102007000077     Document Type: Article

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