A model for evaluating fishing impacts on habitat and comparing fishing closure strategies

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2330-2342

  Fujioka, Jeffrey T ^a  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; CLOSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUATION; FISHING COMMUNITY; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33751355532     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F06-120     Document Type: Article

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