Long-term trends in lobster populations in a partially protected vs. no-take Marine Park

Biological Conservation

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-231

  Shears, Nick T ^a   Grace, Roger V ^b   Usmar, Natalie R ^a   Kerr, Vince ^b   Babcock, Russell C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Grace and Kerr Marine Consultants ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Marine protected area; Marine reserve; Mimiwhangata Marine Park; New Zealand; Rock lobster; Tawharanui Marine Park

Indexed keywords

LOBSTER; MARINE PARK; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA;

JASUS EDWARDSII; PALINURIDAE;

EID: 33745674505     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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