Using the biogeographical distribution and diversity of seaweed species to test the efficacy of marine protected areas in the warm-temperate Agulhas Marine Province, South Africa

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1017-1027

  Anderson, R J ^a   Bolton, J J ^a,b   Stegenga, H ^b,c  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN BRANCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Marine conservation; Marine protected areas; Seaweed species distributions

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MARINE PARK; SEAWEED; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 70349909530     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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