Recasting shortfalls of marine protected areas as opportunities through adaptive management

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 262-271

  Ban, Natalie C ^a   Cinner, Joshua E ^a   Adams, Vanessa M ^a   Mills, Morena ^a   Almany, Glenn R ^a   Ban, Stephen S ^a   Mccook, Laurence J ^a,b   White, Alan ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal; Ecosystem approach; Fishing; Marine protected area; Marine reserve; Ocean; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; HABITAT LOSS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; OVERFISHING; SPATIAL PLANNING;

EID: 84859438363     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2224     Document Type: Article

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