One hundred-fold difference between perceived and actual levels of marine protection in New Zealand

Marine Policy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-67

  Eddy, Tyler D ^a,b  

^a WWF New Zealand Aotearoa   (New Zealand)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marine conservation; Marine policy; Marine protected area (MPA); Marine reserve (MR); Public perceptions; Social dimensions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MARINE PARK; MARINE POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PERCEPTION;

NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893065044     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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