Effects of trap fishing on reef fish communities

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 111-132

  Hawkins, Julie P ^a   Roberts, Callum M ^a   Gell, Fiona R ^a,b   Dytham, Calvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife and Conservation Division   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Fish pot; Marine reserves; Overfishing

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CATCH COMPOSITION; CENSUS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MARINE PARK; NATURE CONSERVATION; OVERFISHING; SIZE AT MATURITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TELEOST; TRAP FISHING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; POMACANTHIDAE; TETRAODONTIFORMES;

EID: 33947499841     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.784     Document Type: Article

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