title: Marine conservation: moving beyond malthus.
abstract: A new study has shown that maximum overfishing of coral reefs occurs among countries at intermediate levels of socio-economic development; can managers and policy makers help countries dependent on these ecosystems avoid the resulting poverty traps?
authors.affiliation: University of Maine, School of Marine Sciences, Darling Marine Center, Walpole, ME 04573, USA. steneck@maine.edu
authors.forename: Robert S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Steneck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D017753:Ecosystem; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development*; D008386:Marine Biology / Q000639:trends*; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors