The coral triangle initiative: What are we missing? A case study from Aceh

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Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 482-485

  Rudi, Edi ^a   Campbell, Stuart J ^b   Hoey, Andrew S ^c,e   Fadli, Nur ^a   Linkie, Matthew ^d   Baird, Andrew H ^c  

^a SYIAH KUALA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Bogor   (Indonesia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aceh; Biodiversity; Conservation; Coral reefs; Coral Triangle Initiative

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COLONIAL LEGACY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ENDEMISM; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRITORIALITY;

ACEH; INDONESIA;

EID: 84866558884     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605312000178     Document Type: Article

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