Crossing the divide: The challenges of designing an ecologically coherent and representative network of MPAs for the UK

Marine Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 737-743

  Jones, P J S ^a   Carpenter, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecologically coherent; Larval dispersal; Marine protected area; Network design; OSPAR; Representative

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; LARVA; MARINE PARK; MARINE POLICY; NETWORK DESIGN; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PROTECTED AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349205581     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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