The bio-economic impact of mass coral mortality on the coastal reef fisheries of the Seychelles

Fisheries Research

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 539-550

  Grandcourt, Edwin M ^a   Cesar, Herman S J ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Cesar Environ Economics Consulting   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Emperor; Fisheries socio economics; Grouper; Reef fisheries; Snapper

Indexed keywords

COASTAL FISHERY; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; MASS MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

SEYCHELLES;

ANTHOZOA; CARANGIDAE; LETHRINIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; OCTOPODIDAE; SERRANIDAE; SIGANIDAE;

EID: 0037316518     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(02)00173-X     Document Type: Article

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