Changing paradigms in marine and coastal conservation: A case study of clam gardens in the Southern Gulf Islands, Canada

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 305-314

  Augustine, Skye ^a   Dearden, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

clam gardens; ecological integrity; First Nations; marine protected areas; Salish Sea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; STAKEHOLDER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK RESERVE; PACIFIC OCEAN; SALISH SEA;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 84907968816     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cag.12084     Document Type: Article

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