The crowded sea: Incorporating multiple marine activities in conservation plans can significantly alter spatial priorities

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Mazor, Tessa ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^a,b   Edelist, Dori ^c   Brokovich, Eran ^d   Kark, Salit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; ISRAEL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NONHUMAN; SHIPPING;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84905454611     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104489     Document Type: Article

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