The effects of harvesting of the South African kelp (Ecklonia maxima) on kelp population structure, growth rate and recruitment

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 18, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 335-341

  Rothman, M D ^a,b,c   Anderson, R J ^a   Smit, A J ^b,c  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commercial harvesting; Ecklonia maxima; Growth rate; Population structure; Recruitment; South Africa

Indexed keywords

GASTROPOD; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; KELP FOREST; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECRUITMENT; SPOROPHYTE;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

ECKLONIA MAXIMA; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; HALIOTIS MIDAE; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 33845445112     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9036-8     Document Type: Article

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