The effectiveness of marine reserve systems constructed using different surrogates of biodiversity

Conservation Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 657-667

  Sutcliffe, P R ^a   Klein, C J ^a   Pitcher, C R ^b   Possingham, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abiotic domain; Conservation planning; Conserving nature's stage; Inter reef seabed; Reserve design

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; MARINE PARK; SEAFLOOR; SITE INVESTIGATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASU BASIN; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; NIGERIA; QUEENSLAND;

AQUATIC SPECIES; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; PROCEDURES;

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FISHERIES; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84929293465     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12506     Document Type: Article

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