Coral Reefs and the Global Network of Marine Protected Areas
@article{Mora2006CoralRA, title={Coral Reefs and the Global Network of Marine Protected Areas}, author={Camilo Mora and Serge Andr{\'e}fou{\"e}t and Mark John Costello and Christine J. Kranenburg and Audrey Rollo and John E. N. Veron and Kevin J. Gaston and Ransom A. Myers}, journal={Science}, year={2006}, volume={312}, pages={1750 - 1751} }
Existing marine reserves are largely ineffective and as a whole remain insufficient for the protection of coral reef diversity.
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