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Research Interests:
In the early 1990s, I attempted to design marine protected areas in Belize and experienced the frustration of having inadequate science with which to make recommendations. How large should reserves be? Which habitats should have the highest priority for inclusion in a reserve? How can species populations be protected? How does the configuration of habitats influence the design of reserves and so on? All of these questions are spatially-explicit and my research focuses on spatial processes occurring on coral reefs. I have three main areas of research.
- Improving methods for gathering spatial information on coral reefs. This involves remote sensing and radiative transfer modelling.
- Ecological processes occurring on coral reefs, with a particular emphasis on spatial models. These projects include the patch dynamics of corals and algae, competition between corals and algae, and spatial patterns of grazing by parrotfish.
- Merging pattern and process (1 and 2 above) to gain large-scale insight into coral reef dynamics. Ultimately, the aim is to develop ecological models which can be applied directly maps of coral community structure. The application of spatial models in this way provides fresh insight into the effects of climate change on coral reefs and how reefs should best be managed.
Positions:
- Royal Society University Research Fellow (November 2000 - present).
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Post-doc Research Fellow - University of Newcastle, (November 1997 - October 2000).
- Research Associate - University of Sheffield (September 1994 - August 1997).
- Science Coordinator - Coral Cay Conservation, Belize, Central America (June 1992 - September 1994).
Recent Research Grants:
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Natural Environment Research Council, Generic model of aquatic remote sensing that includes ecological inputs and a Bayesian framework. 2007-2010, £310,000.
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Natural Environment Research Council, Modelling fishing impacts on the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. 2007-2010, £330,000.
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Living Oceans Foundation, GIS analyses to incorporate climate impacts into the design of reserve networks in the Bahamas, 2007-8, US$180,000.
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Natural Environment Research Council, Gene flow in Caribbean corals, 2007, £52,000.
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Natural Environment Research Council, Optical properties of coral reef waters, 2005-2006, £30,380.
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US National Fish & Wildlife Service, Effects of herbivory on coral reefs (with Bob Steneck), 2006, $50,000.
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US Environmental Protection Agency, Modelling effects of climate change on Caribbean coral reefs and mangroves, 2006, $210,000 (with colleagues at Stanford,
UC Davis & Resources for the Future).
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National Geographic Society, Dynamics of coral reef algae, 2005/6, $19,000.
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World Bank/Global Environment Facility, Coral reef targeted research and capacity building program, remote
sensing working group, 2004 (5 years), US$1,600,000 (with colleagues at NOAA, University
of Queensland, University of the Philippines, andUniversity of Waterloo).
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National Undersea Research Program / NOAA, Effects of marine reserves on coral reefs, 2004, US$50,000 (with colleagues at the American Museum of
Natural History and Stanford).
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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Mapping beta diversity of coral reefs, 2004 (1 year), US$35,000.
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Wildlife Conservation Society, Spatial database and ecology of Glovers Atoll, Belize, 2003 (3 years), US$90,000.
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Natural Environment Research Council, Spectral unmixing in aquatic environments and the design of hyperspectral sensors, May 2002, £158,217.
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Natural Environment Research Council, Modelling community dynamics of reef corals, May 2002, £154,130.
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National Geographic Society, Redundancy in ecosystem functions, Feb. 2002, US$15,000.
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National Science Foundation (US), Design of marine protected areas, Sept. 2001, US$2,500,000
(with 13 US colleagues and based in the Bahamas).
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Khaled Bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, Hierarchical structure in coral reefs, April 2001, US$70,000.
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World Wildlife Fund, Coral-seagrass-mangrove connectivity, April 2001, US$5000.
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The Royal Society, Spatial reef ecology, November 2000, £240,000 (US$370,000).
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Natural Environment Research Council, Remote sensing of reefs & diversity assessment, October 1997, £120,000 (US$186,000).
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Other Activities:
- Corresponding Secretary, International Society for Reef Studies (2002-2006).
- Chair, World Bank / Global Environmental Facility Targeted Research Group on Coral Reef Remote Sensing.
- Member of IOC-UNEP Coral Reef Theme for the Integrated Global Observing Strategy.
- Member Core Working Group for The Nature Conservancy/Conservation International, Transforming Reef Conservation in the 21st Century (Managing coral bleaching).
- Review Editor of Marine Ecology Progress Series, edited Special Issue of the International Journal of Remote Sensing on coastal environments.
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami.
Publications:
I have published journal articles on the following subjects: (i) coral population biology, (ii) conservation biology, (iii) classification of coral reef communities, (iv) remote sensing of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves, (v) field survey methods for reefs and seagrasses, (vi) use of GIS for coastal management, (vii) coastal management, (viii) non-parametric and multivariate statistics, (ix) parrotfish ecology.
Journal articles
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Mumby PJ, Hastings A (2008) The impact of ecosystem connectivity on coral reef resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 854-862 |
| Hoegh-Guldberg O, Mumby PJ, Hooten AJ, Steneck RS, Greenfield P, Gomez E, Harvell CD, Sale PF, Edwards AJ, Caldeira K, Knowlton N, Eakin CM, Iglesias-Prieto R, Muthiga N, Bradbury RH, Dubi A, Hatziolos ME (2008) Coral adaptation in the face of climate change - Response. Science 320: 315-316 |
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Hoegh-Guldberg O, Mumby PJ, Hooten AJ, Steneck RS, Greenfield P, Gomez E, Harvell CD, Sale PF, Edwards AJ, Caldeira K, Knowlton N, Eakin CM, Iglesias-Prieto R, Muthiga N, Bradbury RH, Dubi A, Hatziolos ME (2007) Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification. Science 318: 1737-1742 |
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Mumby PJ, Hastings A, Edwards HJ (2007) Thresholds and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. Nature 450 (7166): 98-101
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Box, SJ Mumby PJ (2007) Effect of macroalgal competition on growth and survival of juvenile Caribbean corals. Marine Ecology Progress Series 342: 139-149
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Mumby PJ, Harborne AR, Williams J, Cappel CV, Brumbaugh DR, Micheli F,
Holmes KE, Dahlgren CP, Paris CB, Blackwell PG (2007) Trophic cascade
facilitates coral recruitment in a marine reserve. Proceedings National
Academy of Science 104:8362-8367
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Foster NL, Baums IB, Mumby PJ (2007) Sexual versus asexual reproduction in
an ecosystem engineer: the massive coral Montastraea annularis. Journal of
Animal Ecology 76:384-391
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Habeeb RL, Johnson CR, Wotherspoon S, Mumby PJ (2007) Optimal scales to observe habitat dynamics: A coral reef example. Ecological Applications 17:641-647
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Mumby PJ, Micheli F, Dahlgren CP, Litvin SY, Gill AB, Brumbaugh DR, Broad K, Sanchirico JN, Kappel CV, Harborne AR, Holmes KE (2006) Marine parks need sharks? Response. Science 312:526-528
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Harborne AR, Mumby PJ, Żychaluk K, Hedley JD, Blackwell PG (2006) Modeling the beta diversity of coral reefs. Ecology 87:2871-2881
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Mumby PJ (2006) Connectivity of reef fish between mangroves and coral reefs:
algorithms for the design of marine reserves at seascape scales. Biological
Conservation 128:215-222
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Mumby PJ (2006) The impact of exploiting grazers (Scaridae) on the dynamics
of Caribbean coral reefs. Ecological Applications 16:747-769
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Mumby PJ, Hedley JD, Żychaluk K, Harborne AR, Blackwell PG (2006) The
spatial ecology of Caribbean coral reefs: revisiting the catastrophic
die-off of the urchin Diadema antillarum. Ecological Modelling 196:131-148
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Harborne AR, Mumby PJ, Brumbaugh D, Micheli F, Holmes K, Perry C, Dahlgren C
(2006) Functions of Caribbean coral reef, seagrass and mangrove habitats.
Advances in Marine Biology 50:57-190
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Mumby PJ, Dahlgren CP, Harborne AR, Kappel CV, Micheli F, Brumbaugh DR,
Holmes KE, Mendes JM, Broad K, Sanchirico JN, Buch K, Box S, Stoffle RW,
Gill AB (2006) Fishing, trophic cascades, and the process of grazing on coral reefs. Science 311(5757):98-101 [abstract only]
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Mumby PJ, Foster NL, Glynn Fahy E (2005) The patch dynamics of coral reef
macroalgae under chronic and acute disturbance. Coral Reefs 24:681-692
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Hedley JD, Harborne AR, Mumby PJ (2005) Simple and robust removal of sun glint for mapping shallow-water benthos. International Journal of Remote Sensing 26:2107-2112
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Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Arias-Gonzalez JE, Lindeman KC, Blackwell PG, Gall A,
Gorczynska MI, Harborne AR, Pescod CL, Renken H, Wabnitz CCC, Llewellyn G
(2004) Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the
Caribbean. Nature 427:533-536
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Mumby PJ, Hedley JD, Chisholm JRM, Clark CD, Jaubert J (2004) The cover of
living and dead corals using airborne remote sensing. Coral Reefs 23:171-183
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Mumby PJ, Skirving W, Strong AE, Hardy JT, LeDrew EF, Hochberg EJ, Stumpf
RP, David LT (2004) Remote sensing of coral reefs and their physical
environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48:219-228
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McClanahan TR, Sala E, Mumby PJ, Jones S (2004) Phosphorus and nitrogen
enrichment do not enhance brown frondose macroalgae. Marine Pollution
Bulletin 48:196-199
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Hedley JD, Mumby PJ, Joyce KE, Phinn SR (2004) Spectral unmixing of coral
reef benthos under ideal conditions. Coral Reefs 23:60-73
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Andréfouët S, Kramer P, Torres-Pulliza D, Joyce KE, Hochberg EJ, Garza-Perez
R, Mumby PJ, Riegl B, Yamano H, White WH, Zubia M, Brock JC, Phinn SR,
Naseer A, Hatcher BG, Muller-Karger FE (2003) Multi-sites evaluation of
IKONOS data for classification of tropical coral reef environments. Remote
Sensing of Environment 88:128-143
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Malthus TJ, Mumby PJ (2003) Remote sensing of the coastal zone: an overview
and priorities for future research. International Journal of Remote Sensing
24:2805-2815
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Hedley JD, Mumby PJ (2003) A remote sensing method for resolving depth and subpixel composition of aquatic benthos. Limnology & Oceanography 48:480-488
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Andréfouët S, Mumby PJ, McField M, Hu C, Muller-Karger FE (2002) Revisiting coral reef connectivity. Coral Reefs 21:43-48
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Hedley JD, Mumby PJ (2002) Biological and remote sensing perspectives on pigmentation in coral reefs. Advances in Marine Biology 43:277-317
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Mumby PJ (2002) Statistical power for non-parametric tests: a quick guide for designing sampling strategies. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44:85-87
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Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ (2002) Mapping marine environments with IKONOS imagery: enhanced spatial resolution does deliver greater thematic accuracy. Remote Sensing of Environment 82:248-257
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Mumby PJ, Wabnitz CCC (2002) Spatial patterns of aggression, territory size, and harem size in five sympatric Caribbean parrotfish species. Environmental Biology of Fishes 63:265-279
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Mumby PJ (2001) Beta and habitat diversity in marine systems: a new approach to measurement, scaling and interpretation. Oecologia 128:274-280
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Mumby PJ, Chisholm JRM, Hedley JD, Clark CD, Jaubert J (2001) A bird's-eye view of the health of coral reefs. Nature 413(6852):36-36
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Mumby PJ, Chisholm JRM, Edwards AJ, Andréfouët S, Jaubert J (2001) Cloudy weather may have saved Society Islands coral reefs during the 1998 ENSO event. Marine Ecology Progress Series 222:209-216
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Mumby PJ, Chisholm JRM, Edwards AJ, Clark CD, Jaubert J, Andréfouët S (2001) A quantitative assessment of mass bleaching-induced coral mortality at Rangiroa Atoll, French Polynesia. Marine Biology 139:183-189
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Clark CD, Mumby PJ, Chisholm JRM, Jaubert J (2000) Spectral discrimination of coral mortality states following a severe bleaching event. International Journal of Remote Sensing 21:2321-2327
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Mumby PJ (1999) Bleaching and hurricane disturbances to populations of coral recruits in Belize. Marine Ecology Progress Series 190:27-35
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Mumby PJ (1999) Can Caribbean coral populations be modelled at metapopulation scales? Marine Ecology Progress Series 180:275-288
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Mumby PJ, Green EP, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (1999) The cost-effectiveness of remote sensing for tropical coastal resources assessment and management. Journal of Environmental Management 55:157-166
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Mumby PJ, Harborne AR (1999) Development of a systematic classification scheme of marine habitats to facilitate regional management of Caribbean coral reefs. Biological Conservation 88(2):155-163
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Green EP, Clark CD, Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Ellis AC (1998) Remote sensing techniques for mangrove mapping. International Journal of Remote Sensing 19:935-956
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Green EP, Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (1998) Cost-effective mapping of coastal habitats. GIS Asia Pacific August / September:40-44
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Green EP, Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Clark CD, Ellis AC (1998) The assessment of mangrove areas using high resolution multispectral airborne imagery (CASI). Journal of Coastal Research 14:433-443
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Mumby PJ, Clark CD, Green EP, Edwards AJ (1998) The practical benefits of water column correction and contextual editing for mapping coral reefs. International Journal of Remote Sensing 19(1):203-210
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Mumby PJ, Green EP, Clark CD, Edwards AJ (1998) Digital analysis of multispectral airborne imagery of coral reefs. Coral Reefs 17(1):59-69
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Clark CD, Ripley HT, Green EP, Edwards AJ, Mumby PJ (1997) Mapping and measurement of tropical coastal environments with hyperspectral and high spatial resolution data. International Journal of Remote Sensing 18:237-242
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Green EP, Mumby PJ, Ellis AC, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (1997) Estimating leaf area index of mangroves from satellite data. Aquatic Botany 58:11-19
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Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Green EP, Anderson CW, Ellis AC, Clark CD (1997) A visual assessment technique for estimating seagrass standing crop. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 7:239-251
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Mumby PJ, Green EP, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (1997) Coral reef habitat mapping: how much detail can remote sensing provide? Marine Biology 130(2):193-202
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Mumby PJ, Green EP, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (1997) Measurement of seagrass standing crop using satellite and digital airborne remote sensing. Marine Ecology Progress Series 159:51-60
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Green EP, Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (1996) A review of remote sensing for tropical coastal resources assessment and management. Coastal Management 24(1):1-40
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Mumby PJ, Clarke KR, Harborne AR (1996) Weighting species abundance estimates for marine resource assessment. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 6:115-120
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Mumby PJ, Gray DA, Gibson J, Raines PS (1995) Geographic Information Systems: A tool for integrated coastal zone management in Belize. Coastal Management 23(2):111-121
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Mumby PJ, Harborne AR, Raines PS, Ridley JM (1995) A critical assessment of data derived from Coral Cay Conservation volunteers. Bulletin of Marine Science 56(3):742-756
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Books
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Green EP, Mumby PJ, Edwards AJ, Clark CD (Ed. A.J. Edwards) (2000). Remote Sensing Handbook for Tropical Coastal Management. Coastal Management Sourcebooks 3. UNESCO, Paris. x + 316 pp. + 24 colour plates. ISBN 92-3-103736-6.
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Edwards AJ, Mumby PJ (1997) Applications of Marine and Coastal Image Data to Coastal Management. Seventh Computer-based learning module, UNESCO-CSI Bilko for Windows distance-learning software for remote sensing and coastal management. UNESCO, Paris 173 pp.
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Book Chapters
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Mumby PJ, Dytham C (2006) Metapopulation Dynamics of Hard Corals. In: Marine Metapopulations (Eds. Kritzer JP, Sale PF), Elsevier, London. pp 157-203
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Mumby PJ (2001) A synopsis of mangrove remote sensing. In: Mangrove ecosystems: natural distribution, biology and management (Eds. Bhat NR, Taha FK, Al-Naseer AY), Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait. pp 3-6
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Mumby PJ (2000) Remote sensing of tropical coastal resources: progress and fresh challenges for the new Millennium. In: Seas at the Millennium (Ed. CRC Sheppard), Elsevier Science, London III: 283-291
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Harborne AR, Mumby PJ, Raines PS, Ridley JM (1995) The Bacalar Chico Marine Reserve: a case study in government and NGO collaboration in conservation projects In: The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources (Eds. Blake GH, Hildesley WJ, Pratt MA, Ridley RJ, Schofield CH) Graham and Trotman, London. pp 301-306
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