Age, growth and mortality of the tropical grouper Epinephelus merra (Pisces, Serranidae) on Réunion Island, SW Indian Ocean

Vie et Milieu

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-202

  Pothin, K ^a,b   Letourneur, Y ^c   Lecomte Finiger, R ^d  

^a ARVAM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Back calculation; Otoliths; Semi artificial biota; Serranidae; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGE; CORAL REEF; FISH BIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; MORTALITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; REUNION; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EPINEPHELUS MERRA; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 13644275506     PISSN: 02408759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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