Ocean surgeonfish Acanthurus bahianus. II. Fishing effects on longevity, size and abundance?

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 295, Issue , 2005, Pages 245-256

  Robertson, D R ^a   Choat, J H ^b   Posada, J M ^c   Pitt, J ^d   Ackerman, J L ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^d BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

Author keywords

Acanthurus bahianus; Demography; Density; Fishing effects; Surgeonfish; Tropical west atlantic

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; FISHING MORTALITY; LONGEVITY; TRAP FISHING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST); CARIBBEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ACANTHURUS BAHIANUS; ACANTHURUS MONROVIAE; PISCES;

EID: 22744434459     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps295245     Document Type: Article

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