The Value of Larval Connectivity Information in the Static Optimization of Marine Reserve Design

Conservation Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 533-544

  White, Wilson J ^a   Schroeger, Julianna ^a   Drake, Patrick T ^b   Edwards, Christopher A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Larval connectivity; Marine protected area; Marine reserve; Marxan; Reserve design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934094941     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12097     Document Type: Article

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