Making protected area networks effective for marine top predators

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-218

  Hooker, Sascha K ^a,b   Cañadas, Ana ^c   Hyrenbach, K David ^d   Corrigan, Colleen ^e   Polovina, Jeff J ^f   Reeves, Randall R ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^c ALNITAK Marine Research Center/ALNILAM Research and Conservation   (Spain)

^d HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^g Okapi Wildlife Associates Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marine birds; Marine mammals; Marine protected areas; Marine reserves; Marine turtles; Predatory fish; Reserve networks; Top predators

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE MAMMAL; POLICY MAKING; PREDATOR; PROTECTED AREA; SEABIRD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AVES; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80054753256     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00322     Document Type: Article

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