Inferring versus measuring rates of recovery in no-take marine reserves

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 292, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-12

  Russ, Garry R ^a   Stockwell, Brian ^b   Alcala, Angel C ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Marine reserves; Philippines; Recovery rates; Spatial comparisons; Temporal monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; MARINE PARK; REGENERATION;

APO; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMILON; VISAYAS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; LETHRINIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 20444440005     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps292001     Document Type: Article

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