Effects of the declaration of marine reserves on Tasmanian reef fishes, invertebrates and plants

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 107-144

  Edgar, Graham J ^a   Barrett, Neville S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abalone; Fishes; Latridopsis forsteri; Macroalgae; Macroinvertebrates; Marine protected area; Marine reserve; Rock lobster; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; MARINE RESOURCE; POPULATION DENSITY; REEF;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; INVERTEBRATE; LOBSTER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SEASHORE;

ALGAE; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; CYSTOPHORA RETROFLEXA; ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS RUBRA; INVERTEBRATA; JASUS EDWARDSII; LATRIDOPSIS CILIARIS; LATRIDOPSIS FORSTERI; LOBSTER; NOTOLABRUS TETRICUS; PISCES;

EID: 0033568708     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00098-2     Document Type: Article

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