The true challenge of giant marine reserves

Science

Volumn 340, Issue 6134, 2013, Pages 810-811

  Kaplan, David M ^a   Bach, Pascal ^a   Bonhommeau, Sylvain ^a   Chassot, Emmanuel ^a   Chavance, Pierre ^a   Dagorn, Laurent ^a   Davies, Tim ^b   Dueri, Sibylle ^a   Fletcher, Rick ^c   Fonteneau, Alain ^a   Fromentin, Jean Marc ^a   Gaertner, Daniel ^a   Hampton, John ^d   Hilborn, Ray ^e   Hobday, Alistair ^f   Kearney, Robert ^g   Kleiber, Pierre ^h   Lehodey, Patrick ⁱ   Marsac, Francis ^a,j   Maury, Olivier ^a,j   Mees, Chris ^k   Ḿenard, Fred́éric ^a   Pearce, John ^k   Sibert, John ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Imperial College London Silwood Park Campus ^*  (Australia)

^d SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^h NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

ⁱ CLS   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^k Marine Resources Assessment Group   (United Kingdom)

^l UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; FISH; FISHING; INDIAN OCEAN; LETTER; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PELAGIC SPECIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; TUNA;

EID: 84877784381     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.340.6134.810-b     Document Type: Letter

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