Comparison of marine spatial planning methods in madagascar demonstrates value of alternative approaches

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Allnutt, Thomas F ^a   McClanahan, Timothy R ^b   Andréfouët, Serge ^c   Baker, Merrill ^a   Lagabrielle, Erwann ^d,e   McClennen, Caleb ^b   Rakotomanjaka, Andry J M ^f   Tianarisoa, Tantely F ^f   Watson, Reg ^g   Kremen, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^e NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Madagascar)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WATERS; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MADAGASCAR; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; ZONATION; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FISH; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHES; MADAGASCAR; MARINE BIOLOGY; METHODS;

EID: 84857127192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028969     Document Type: Article

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