Evaluating linked social-ecological systems in marine protected areas

Conservation Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 241-252

  López Angarita, Juliana ^a,b   Moreno Sánchez, Rocío ^a,c   Maldonado, Jorge Higinio ^c   Sánchez, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Conservation Strategy Fund ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reefs; Management, social ecological systems (SES); Marine Protected Areas (MPA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901674114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12063     Document Type: Article

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