Conservation of threatened species in the Galapagos Marine Reserve through identification and protection of marine key biodiversity areas

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 955-968

  Edgar, Graham J ^a,b,c   Banks, Stuart ^a   Bensted Smith, Robert ^d   Calvopiña, Monica ^a,c,e   Chiriboga, Angel ^a   Garske, Lauren E ^f   Henderson, Scott ^d   Miller, Kathy Ann ^g   Salazar, Sandie ^a  

^a Charles Darwin Foundation   (Ecuador)

^b Center for Applied Biodiversity Science   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d Andes Center for Biodiversity Conservation   (Ecuador)

^e Bodega Marine Lab ^*  (Ecuador)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral; Endemism; Fishes; Macroalgae; Marine protected area; MPA; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXPLOITATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MARINE PARK; RED LIST; REFUGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; GALAPAGOS MARINE RESERVE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; AVES; CRUSTACEA; ECHINODERMATA; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PISCES; REPTILIA;

EID: 52749084123     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.901     Document Type: Article

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