Virtual Library - Publications

This collection is a list of citations to articles, books, manuals, handbooks, research papers, reports, and workshop and conference proceedings directly related to the management and science of marine protected areas. Abstracts and full-text are included when available. Abstracts for most journal articles are provided courtesy of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. Browse the list below by author or Search the MPA Library by author, title, date, abstract or keywords.

The MPA Center has published studies and strategies:

• An Inventory of GIS-Based Decision-Support Tools for MPAs
• Case Studies
• Case Studies of State-Level Marine Managed Area Systems
• Enforcing U.S. Marine Protected Areas: Synthesis Report
• Involving the Public: Legal Requirements for Public Participation
• Mapping Human Activity in the Marine Environment: GIS Tools and Participatory Methods
• MPA Media Content Analysis
• MPA Needs Assessment
• MPA Needs Assessment Executive Summary
• MPA Process Review
• MPA Social Science Research Strategy
• MPA Technology Needs Assessment
• MPA Technology Needs Assessment Executive Summary
• Pacific Coast Regional Priorities for Social Science Research on Marine Protected Areas
• Pacific Islands MPA Community Workshop Reports:
  • Pacific Islands MPA Community Workshop Report
  • Pacific Islands MPA Community Participants' Strengths and Needs
  • Pacific Islands MPA Community Organizations' Strengths and Needs
• South Atlantic Regional Priorities for Social Science Research on Marine Protected Areas
• Stakeholder Participation: A Synthesis of Current Literature
• State Policies and Programs Related to Marine Managed Areas: Issues and Recommendations for a National System
• U.S. Caribbean and South Florida Regional Priorities for Social Science Research on Marine Protected Areas
• U.S. Pacific Islands Regional Priorities for Social Science Research on Marine Protected Areas

All Virtual Library Publications (Bibliography collection)