Ecosystem-Based and Community-Based Model Integration to Designate Coral Reef No-Take Marine Protected Areas: A Case Study from Puerto Rico
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48445#.VDy6z1fHRK0 Author(s) Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado , Manoj Shivlani , Alberto M. Sabat Affiliation(s) Center for Applied Tropical Ecology and Conservation, Coral Reef Research Group, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Sociedad Ambiente Marino, San Juan, Puerto Rico . Center for Independent Experts, Northern Taiga Ventures Inc., Miami, USA . Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico . ABSTRACT Ecosystem-based management and community-based participation in governance of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been identified as k...