Effects of the freshwater aquarium trade on wild fish populations in differentially-fished areas of the Peruvian Amazon

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 862-875

  Gerstner, C L ^a,b   Ortega, H ^c   Sanchez, H ^d   Graham, D L ^e  

^a John G Shedd Aquarium   (United States)

^b and Social Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES DE LA AMAZONÍA PERUANA   (Peru)

^e Project Amazonas   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon River Basin; Aquarium trade; Artisanal; Fisheries; Ornamental; Overfishing

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; OVERFISHING; TRADE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

PHOXINUS PHOXINUS; PISCES;

EID: 33644654313     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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