From archives to conservation: Why historical data are needed to set baselines for marine animals and ecosystems

Conservation Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 349-359

  Mcclenachan, Loren ^a,b   Ferretti, Francesco ^c   Baum, Julia K ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b University of Connecticut   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Fisheries management; Marine turtles; Overfishing; Restoration; Sharks; Shifting baselines

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865304634     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00253.x     Document Type: Article

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