Comparison of marine spatial planning methods in Madagascar demonstrates value of alternative approaches.

Comparison of marine spatial planning methods in Madagascar demonstrates value of alternative approaches.

The Government of Madagascar plans to increase marine protected area coverage by over one million hectares. To assist this process, we compare four methods for marine spatial planning of Madagascar's west coast. Input data for each method was drawn from the same variables: fishing pressure, exp...

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Main Authors: Thomas F Allnutt, Timothy R McClanahan, Serge Andréfouët, Merrill Baker, Erwann Lagabrielle, Caleb McClennen, Andry J M Rakotomanjaka, Tantely F Tianarisoa, Reg Watson, Claire Kremen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3281012?pdf=render

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