The effect of marine reserves and habitat on populations of East African coral reef fishes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 559-569

  McClanahan, T R ^a   Arthur, R ^b  

^a Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

^b Centre for Ecological Research and Conservation   (India)

Author keywords

Community structure; Coral reef ecology; East African coral reefs; Fish ecology; Fishing effects; Fringing and patch reef ecology; Habitat effects; Marine protected areas; Population variability; Rarity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PROTECTED AREA;

AFRICA;

ACANTHURUS MONROVIAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; ECHINOIDEA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PANTODONTIDAE; PISCES; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 0035074648     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0559:TEOMRA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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