Biodiversity-based propositions of conservation areas in Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 590, 2012, Pages 223-235

  Hamel, Mélanie A ^a,b   Andréfouët, Serge ^a  

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

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; LANDSAT; QUICKBIRD; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MALDIVES;

ANTHOZOA; HYDROZOA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863865476     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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