Shifting policies, access, and the tragedy of enclosures in ecuadorian mangrove fisheries: Towards a political ecology of the commons

Journal of Political Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-113

  Beitl, Christine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Anadara spp.; Artisanal fisheries; Common property; Ecuador; Mangroves; Political ecology; Property rights; Shrimp aquaculture; Tragedy of enclosures

Indexed keywords

ANADARA; ANADARA SIMILIS; ANADARA TUBERCULOSA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84868119539     PISSN: 10730451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2458/v19i1.21719     Document Type: Article

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