Effective Coverage Targets for Ocean Protection

Conservation Letters

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 398-404

  O'Leary, Bethan C ^a   Winther Janson, Marit ^a,b   Bainbridge, John M ^a   Aitken, Jemma ^a   Hawkins, Julie P ^a   Roberts, Callum M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Sharks and Rays Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

CBD; conservation planning; conservation targets; international policy; marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963977006     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/conl.12247     Document Type: Letter

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