Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: Why it is the world's largest no-take marine protected area

The Chagos Archipelago was designated a no-take marine protected area (MPA) in 2010; it covers 550 000km2, with more than 60 000km2 shallow limestone platform and reefs. This has doubled the global cover of such MPAs. It contains 25-50% of the Indian Ocean reef area remaining in excellent condition,...

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Main Authors:	Sheppard, C, Ateweberhan, M, Bowen, B, Carr, P, Chen, C, Clubbe, C, Craig, M, Ebinghaus, R, Eble, J, Fitzsimmons, N, Gaither, MR, Gan, C, Gollock, M, Guzman, N, Graham, N, Harris, A, Jones, R, Keshavmurthy, S, Koldewey, H, Lundin, C, Mortimer, J, Obura, D, Pfeiffer, M, Price, A, Purkis, S
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2012

Reefs and islands of the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean: Why it is the world's largest no-take marine protected area

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