Scotland's Marine Protected Area network: Reviewing progress towards achieving commitments for marine conservation

Marine Policy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-53

  Hopkins, Charlotte Rachael ^a   Bailey, David Mark ^a   Potts, Tavis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Conservation policy; Marine conservation; Marine Protected Area networks; Scotland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84969835060     PISSN: 0308597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.05.015     Document Type: Article

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