Evaluating conservation and fisheries management strategies by linking spatial prioritization software and ecosystem and fisheries modelling tools

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 665-674

  Metcalfe, Kristian ^a,e   Vaz, Sandrine ^b   Engelhard, Georg H ^c   Villanueva, Maria Ching ^d   Smith, Robert J ^a,e   Mackinson, Steven ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^d IFREMER   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecopath with Ecosim; Ecospace; Marine spatial zoning; Marine trophic index; Marxan; Marxan with Zones; Systematic conservation planning

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEAR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE PARK; PRIORITIZATION; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 84929654861     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12404     Document Type: Article

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