A framework for practical and rigorous impact monitoring by field managers of marine protected areas

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 180, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 557-572

  Rouphael, Anthony B ^a,d   Abdulla, Ameer ^b   Said, Yasser ^c  

^a Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Science Group   (Australia)

^b IUCN Global and Mediterranean Marine Programme   (Spain)

^c Red Sea Protectorate   (Egypt)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effect size; Levels of evidence; Marine protected areas; Monitoring framework; Null hypothesis testing; Parameter estimation; Sampling design

Indexed keywords

EFFECT SIZE; LEVELS-OF-EVIDENCE; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; NULL HYPOTHESIS; SAMPLING DESIGN;

BIODIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MANAGERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

MONITORING;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARINE PARK; SAMPLING;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIVING; EFFECT SIZE; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NULL HYPOTHESIS; PARAMETRIC TEST; SAMPLING; SEA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; OCEANS AND SEAS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EGYPT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79961167542     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-010-1805-9     Document Type: Article

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