Introducing a legal management instrument for offshore marine protected areas in the Azores-The Azores Marine Park

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1175-1187

  Calado, H ^a   Ng, K ^a   Lopes, C ^b   Paramio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b Sérvulo and Associados Law Firm   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Areas beyond national jurisdiction; Biodiversity; Ecosystem management; High seas; Marine conservation; MPA

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BIRD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AVES;

EID: 82655187481     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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