Evaluating marine protected areas for the conservation of tropical coastal sharks

Biological Conservation

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 200-209

  Knip, Danielle M ^a   Heupel, Michelle R ^a   Simpfendorfer, Colin A ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conservation benefits; Mobile species; Movement; MPA; Passive acoustic monitoring; Shark populations

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; CONSERVATION STATUS; JUVENILE; MARINE PARK; MOVEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RESERVE DESIGN; SHARK; SPACE USE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRACKING;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK; QUEENSLAND;

CARCHARHINUS AMBOINENSIS; CARCHARHINUS SORRAH; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 84858150203     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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