Priority reef areas in the pacific coast of the Philippines for Marine Protected Area deployment

Priority reef areas in the pacific coast of the Philippines for Marine Protected Area deployment

The present paper seeks to provide a scientific basis for the establishment of marine protected areas (MPA) through an integrated and objective analysis of biodiversity survey data, which permits ranking of various sites in order of their importance as potential MPA. The approach proposed here invol...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The (Formerly the Philippine Agriculturist) Vol. 94, no. 4 (Dec. 2011), 384-400
Main Author: Licuanan, Wilfredo Y.
Other Authors: Medina, Marianne Lorelei S., Luzon, Katrina S., Samson, Maricar S., Nañola, Cleto L., Jr, Rollon, Rene, Roleda, Michael Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Coral reefs and islands
Marine Protected Areas