No-take areas, herbivory and coral reef resilience

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Hughes, Terry P ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a   Folke, Carl S ^b   McCook, Laurence J ^a,c   Pandolfi, John M ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HERBIVORY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; RESILIENCE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; HUMAN; SEAWEED; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; HUMANS; SEAWEED;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 33845661450     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2006.10.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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