Limitations of biophysical habitats as biodiversity surrogates in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 159-172

  Jackson, Susan E ^a   Lundquist, Carolyn J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

biodiversity surrogates; marine protected areas; marine reserves; marine spatial planning; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOPHYSICS; CLASSIFICATION; DATA SET; DEMERSAL FISH; HABITAT; MARINE PARK; SPATIAL PLANNING; SURROGATE METHOD;

HAURAKI GULF; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 84974530594     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: 22044604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC15050     Document Type: Article

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