Can corals be harvested sustainably?

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Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 130-133

  Harriott, Vicki J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; HARVESTING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0037361897     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-32.2.130     Document Type: Article

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30. First submitted 5 Dec. 2001. Accepted for publication after revision 12 March 2002.