Insights into marine conservation efforts in temperate regions: Marine protected areas on Canada's West Coast

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 10-20

  Heck, Nadine ^a,b   Dearden, Philip ^b   McDonald, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONTEXTUAL FACTORS; MANAGEMENT CYCLE; MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MANAGEMENT ISSUES; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SITE-SPECIFIC; TEMPERATE REGIONS; USER GROUPS; WEST COAST;

BENCHMARKING; MANAGEMENT; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE PARK; STATE ROLE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL REGION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84455167747     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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