Rapid data collection and assessment of the biology of Acanthurus nigrofuscus at Woleai Atoll, Micronesia

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 386-397

  Dalzell, P ^a,c   Smith, A ^b  

^a SECRETARIAT OF THE PACIFIC COMMUNITY   (New Caledonia)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c W Pac Fishery Management Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Depletion experiment; Micronesia; Rapid data collection; Reef fish; Surgeon fish

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; FISHERY BIOLOGY; LAGOON; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

MICRONESIA, FEDERATION STATES OF, WOLEAI ATOLL;

ACANTHURUS NIGROFUSCUS;

EID: 0031939081     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0586     Document Type: Article

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