Detecting conservation benefits in spatially protected fish populations with meta-analysis of long-term monitoring data

Marine Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1153-1161

  Ojeda Martinez, C ^a   Bayle Sempere, J T ^a   Sanchez Jerez P ^a   Forcada, A ^a   Valle, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMONITORING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE PARK; META-ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TABARCA ISLAND;

BOOPS BOOPS; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; DIPLODUS CERVINUS; EPINEPHELUS; EPINEPHELUS COSTAE; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; LABRIDAE; PISCES; SYMPHODUS OCELLATUS; THALASSOMA PAVO;

EID: 34248224748     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0557-0     Document Type: Article

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