An ecological framework for informing permitting decisions on scientific activities in protected areas

• Emily T. Saarman,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of California, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

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• Brian Owens,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Belmont, California, United States of America

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• Steven N. Murray,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation California State University, Fullerton, California, United States of America

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• Stephen B. Weisberg,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California, United States of America

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• Richard F. Ambrose,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8653-6487

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• John C. Field,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

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• Karina J. Nielsen,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation San Francisco State University, Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies, Tiburon, California, United States of America

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• Mark H. Carr

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mhcarr@ucsc.edu

  Affiliation University of California, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9644-7680

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