Reexamining the science of marine protected areas: linking knowledge to action
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Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Advancing the Science and Policy of Marine Protected Areas
A network of marine protected areas was established in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary in April 2003. Geospatial modeling tools were used to advance the science and policy underlying the network design. Scientists used a modeling tool, SPEXAN, to develop and evaluate design options. This modeling tool was used to process a large amount of spatially explicit data and to produce a s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Conservation Letters
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1755-263X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263x.2011.00207.x