Contrasts in social and ecological assessments of coral reef health in melanesia

Pacific Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 409-424

  Albert, Simon ^a   Love, Mark ^a   Brewer, Tom D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PERCEPTION;

SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

EID: 84879864545     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: 15346188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/67.3.8     Document Type: Article

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