Utility of primary scientific literature to environmental managers: An international case study on coral-dominated marine protected areas

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 102, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 72-78

  Cvitanovic, C ^a,b   Fulton, C J ^c   Wilson, S K ^d,e   van Kerkhoff, L ^a   Cripps, I L ^f   Muthiga, N ^g  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Marine Science Program   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f Department of Environment ^*  (Australia)

^g Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

CORAL; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE; LIMITING FACTOR; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE RESOURCE; PROTECTED AREA; PUBLIC ACCESS;

AUSTRALIA; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; KENYA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84907476245     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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