Damage on South African coral reefs and an assessment of their sustainable diving capacity using a fisheries approach

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1025-1042

  Schleyer, Michael H ^a   Tomalin, Bruce J ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

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