Degradation of marine ecosystems and decline of fishery resources in marine protected areas in the US Virgin Islands

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 312-322

  Rogers, Caroline S ^a   Beets, Jim ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Marine reserves; Reeffishes

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOMASS; DEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS; REEFS;

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPA);

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY REGULATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OVERFISHING; PROTECTED AREA;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISHERY; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPAWNING; UNITED STATES;

VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANTHOZOA; HALOPHILA; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0035726729     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892901000340     Document Type: Article

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