Estimating abundance of reef-dwelling sharks: A case study of the epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Elasmobranchii: Hemiscyllidae)

Pacific Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-394

  Heupel, M R ^a,b   Bennett, M B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZE; REEF; SHARK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HERON ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CHONDRICHTHYES; ELASMOBRANCHII; HEMISCYLLIIDAE; HEMISCYLLIUM; HEMISCYLLIUM OCELLATUM;

EID: 34248659374     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/1534-6188(2007)61[383:EAORSA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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