Critical research needs for managing coral reef marine protected areas: Perspectives of academics and managers

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 84-91

  Cvitanovic, C ^a   Wilson, S K ^b,c   Fulton, C J ^d   Almany, G R ^a   Anderson, P ^e   Babcock, R C ^f   Ban, N C ^a   Beeden, R J ^a,g   Beger, M ^h   Cinner, J ^a   Dobbs, K ^g   Evans, L S ^a   Farnham, A ^e   Friedman, K J ^b   Gale, K ^e   Gladstone, W ⁱ   Grafton, Q ^j   Graham, N A J ^a   Gudge, S ^k   Harrison, P L ^l   Holmes, T H ^b,c   Johnstone, N ^k   Jones, G P ^a   Jordan, A ^k   Kendrick, A J ^b   Klein, C J ^h   Little, L R ^f   Malcolm, H A ^k   Morris, D ^e   Possingham, H P ^h   Prescott, J ^m   Pressey, R L ^a   Skilleter, G A ^h   Simpson, C ^b   Waples, K ^b   Wilson, D ⁿ   Williamson, D H ^a   more..

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Department of Sustainability Environment Water Population and Communities ^*  (Australia)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^j AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

^l SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^m Australian Fisheries Management Authority   (Australia)

ⁿ Indian Ocean Tuna Commission   (Seychelles)

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Author keywords

Information needs; Knowledge transfer; Management; Research priorities

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

CORAL REEF; CRITICAL RESEARCHES; INFORMATION NEED; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION MAKING; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; RESEARCH NEEDS; RESEARCH PRIORITIES; SPATIAL MANAGEMENT;

REEFS;

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONNECTIVITY; CORAL REEF; DECISION MAKING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MARINE PARK; PERCEPTION; RESEARCH WORK;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHING; GOVERNMENT; RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84870695383     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.051     Document Type: Article

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