Ecological heterogeneity and the evaluation of the effects of marine reserves

Fisheries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 1-20

  Charton, Jose Antonio García ^a   Ruzafa, Ángel Pérez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autocorrelation; Habitat; Heterogeneity; Marine reserves; Mediterranean; Nested designs; Scale; Seascape Fish assemblages

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NATURE RESERVE;

EID: 0345466376     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(99)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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