Real-world progress in overcoming the challenges of adaptive spatial planning in marine protected areas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 181, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-63

  Mills, Morena ^a   Weeks, Rebecca ^b   Pressey, Robert L ^b   Gleason, Mary G ^c   Eisma Osorio, Rose Liza ^d   Lombard, Amanda T ^e   Harris, Jean M ^f   Killmer, Annette B ^g   White, Alan ^c   Morrison, Tiffany H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d University of Cebu   (Philippines)

^e NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^g INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Adaptive planning; Implementation; Priority setting; Systematic conservation planning; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GUIDELINE; MARINE PARK; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PRIORITIZATION; SPATIAL PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; CORAL SEA; FIJI; GREAT BARRIER REEF; KUBULAU; KWAZULU-NATAL; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; VANUA LEVU;

EID: 84913554088     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.10.028     Document Type: Review

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