Focus: Marine geomorphology as a determinant for essential life habitat and marine protected area design marine geomorphology in the design of marine reserve networks

Professional Geographer

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 429-442

  Heyman, William D ^a   Wright, Dawn J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Geomorphology; Governance of common property resources; Marine reserves; Spatial planning; Spawning

Indexed keywords

COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GIS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; PARK DESIGN; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPATIAL PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER;

PISCES;

EID: 80053252418     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2011.585074     Document Type: Article

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