The effects of recreational Paracentrotus lividus fishing on distribution patterns of sea urchins at Ustica Island MPA (Western Mediterranean, Italy)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-44

  Gianguzza, Paola ^a   Chiantore, Mariachiara ^b   Bonaviri, Chiara ^a   Cattaneo Vietti, Riccardo ^b   Vielmini, Ilaria ^b   Riggio, Silvano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arbacia lixula; Fishery; Mediterranean Sea; MPA; Paracentrotus lividus; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECHINODERM; FISHING; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; USTICA;

ARBACIA; ARBACIA LIXULA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 33747168733     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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