Gradients in coral reef fish density and size across the Barbados Marine Reserve boundary: Effects of reserve protection and habitat characteristics

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 181, Issue , 1999, Pages 81-96

  Chapman, Matthew R ^a   Kramer, Donald L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Harvest refugia; Marine protected area; Mobility; Spillover

Indexed keywords

FISH; FISHING MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REEF; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BARBADOS; BARBADOS MARINE RESERVE;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 0033580682     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps181081     Document Type: Article

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