Hindsight in marine protected area selection: A comparison of ecological representation arising from opportunistic and systematic approaches

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1866-1875

  Hansen, Gretchen J A ^a   Ban, Natalie C ^b,c   Jones, Michael L ^a   Kaufman, Les ^d   Panes, Hazel M ^e   Yasué, Maï ^b,f   Vincent, Amanda C J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^e Haribon Foundation Quezon City   (Philippines)

^f QUEST UNIVERSITY CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community based conservation; Conservation planning; Danajon Bank; Marine reserve; Marxan; Philippines

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DEVELOPING WORLD; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MARINE PARK; SOFTWARE;

CAMOTES SEA; DANAJON DOUBLE BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 79957652032     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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