Demographic characteristics of selected epinepheline groupers (Family: Serranidae; Subfamily: Epinephelinae) from Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 531-542, 2005, Pages 199-216

  Grandcourt, Edwin ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; DEMOGRAPHY; GROWTH; ICHTHYOFAUNA; OTOLITH; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

ALDABRA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS FUSCOGUTTATUS; EPINEPHELUS MULTINOTATUS; EPINEPHELUS POLYPHEKADION; EPINEPHELUS TUKULA; PLECTROPOMUS LAEVIS; SERRANIDAE; VARIOLA LOUTI;

EID: 20444368677     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.539.199     Document Type: Article

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