Are closed fishing seasons an effective means of increasing reproductive output?. A per-recruit simulation using the limpet Cymbula granatina as a case history

Fisheries Research

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 93-100

  Arendse, Clement J ^a   Govender, Anesh ^a   Branch, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Closed fishing season; Cymbula granatina; Disturbance; Per recruit model

Indexed keywords

CYMBULA GRANATINA;

EID: 34147091973     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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