Capacity shortfalls hinder the performance of marine protected areas globally

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• Publication year

  2017

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  Nature

• Publication date

  2017-03-22

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Business, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1038/nature21708PMID 28329771
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