Conserving coral reef organisms that lack larval dispersal: Are networks of Marine Protected Areas good enough?

Frontiers in Marine Science

Volumn 2, Issue MAR, 2015, Pages

  Momigliano, Paolo ^a   Harcourt, Robert ^a   Stow, Adam ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation; Coral reefs; Corridors; Marine reserves

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008661025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22967745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2015.00016     Document Type: Note

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