Seychelles' marine protected areas: Comparative structure and status of reef fish communities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 201-209

  Jennings, Simon ^a   Marshall, Suzanne S ^b   Polunin, Nicholas V C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Division of Environment   (Seychelles)

Author keywords

Biomass; Diversity; Marine reserves; Reef fishes; Seychelles

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MARINE PARKS; MARINE RESERVE; PROTECTED AREA; REEF FISH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIAN OCEAN, SEYCHELLES; SEYCHELLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0029667861     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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