Designing a resilient network of marine protected areas for Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

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Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 488-498

  Green, Alison ^a   Smith, Scott E ^a   Lipsett Moore, Geoff ^a   Groves, Craig ^a   Peterson, Nate ^a   Sheppard, Stu ^a   Lokani, Paul ^a   Hamilton, Richard ^a   Almany, Jeanine ^a   Aitsi, Joseph ^a   Bualia, Leo ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community based planning; Conservation priorities; Kimbe Bay; Marine protected areas; Network design; Resilience

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; MARINE PARK; NETWORK DESIGN; TAXONOMY;

KIMBE BAY; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WEST NEW BRITAIN;

EID: 74049131108     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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