The effects of fishing on coral reef fish abundance and diversity

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Watson, Maggie ^a   Righton, Dave ^a   Austin, Tim ^a   Ormond, Rupert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; LABRIDAE; LETHRINIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; POMACENTRIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 0000339784     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0025315400029179     Document Type: Article

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