Selecting zones in a marine park: Early systematic planning improves cost-efficiency; combining habitat and biotic data improves effectiveness

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Malcolm, H A ^a   Foulsham, E ^b   Pressey, R L ^c   Jordan, A ^a   Davies, P L ^b   Ingleton, T ^b   Johnstone, N ^a   Hessey, S ^a   Smith, S D A ^d  

^a New South Wales Government Marine Parks Authority   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION TARGETS; COST-EFFICIENCY; COST-EFFICIENT; DATA SETS; FISH SPECIES; MARINE PARK; REDUCING COSTS; REEF FISHES; SYSTEMATIC PLANNING; TARGET LEVELS;

ALGORITHMS; BIODIVERSITY; FISH; PARKS; SLATE; ZONING;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ALGORITHM; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOLITARY ISLANDS MARINE PARK;

EID: 84862792291     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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