Elements for building a participatory, ecosystem-based marine reserve network

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Description :
This paper offers a case study of the process involved in the development of a national network of marine reserves to protect multispecies reef fish spawning aggregation sites. Using diverse and patchy sets of data including published peer-reviewed papers, gray literature reports from Belize and other Caribbean nations, remotely sensed images, coarse bathymetric maps, new bathymetric data collected with a single-beam sonar, and reports of fishermen from various parts of the country, the AA. developed a conceptual understanding summarized by the multispecies promontory hypothesis, which suggests a common geomorphology of spawning sites for most large and commercially important reef fish species. A holistic, eclectic, inclusive geographic approach is offered as a successful example.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
The Professional geographer, issn : 0033-0124, 2011, vol. 63, n°. 4, p. 475-488, nombre de pages : 14, Références bibliographiques : 50 ref.

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Cambridge, MA, Blackwell