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FERNANDEZ,MIRIAM; JARAMILLO,EDUARDO; MARQUET,PABLO A; MORENO,CARLOS A; NAVARRETE,SERGIO A; OJEDA,F. PATRICIO; VALDOVINOS,CLAUDIO R; VASQUEZ,JULIO A. |
Despite Chile has been one of the pioneering countries in studies of human impact on marine communities, and despite the enormous economic and social significance that the marine environment has for the country, the development of marine conservation programs and the scientific basis for sustainability has not kept pace, with the exploitation rate of marine fisheries and the increasing use of the coast for other purposes. Although we think that the establishment of any conservation policies along the vast coastline of Chile must be based on a multitude of approaches and considerations, scientific, biological, and ecological principles should guide much of these efforts. In this paper, we attempt to present a general overview of the current knowledge about... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Chile; Marine conservation; Biogeographical patterns; Community structure; Human impact. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2000000400021 |
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