An analysis of the coastal fish assemblage of the Ustica Island marine reserve (Mediterranean Sea)

Marine Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-165

  La Mesa, Gabriele ^a   Vacchi, Marino ^a  

^a Ist Ctrl Ric Scientifica T   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fish; Marine reserve; Mediterranean Sea; Visual census

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MARINE PARK;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

DIPLODUS PUNTAZZO; DIPLODUS SARGUS; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS;

EID: 0032753761     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.1999.00067.x     Document Type: Article

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