The effects of marine reserve protection on the trophic relationships of reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 200-208

  Graham, Nicholas A J ^a   Evans, R D ^a   Russ, G R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Fisheries management; Great Barrier Reef; Habitat structure; No take marine reserves; Predator prey relationships; Trophic relationships

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; MANAGEMENT;

MARINE RESERVE PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

CORAL REEF; MARINE PARK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTECTED AREA; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA; LEOPARDUS; PISCES; PLECTROPOMUS LEOPARDUS; SALMONIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 0042157255     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892903000195     Document Type: Article

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