Can dynamite-blasted reefs recover? A novel, low-tech approach to stimulating natural recovery in fish and coral populations

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1009-1019

  Raymundo, L J ^a,e   Maypa, A P ^b,c   Gomez, E D ^d   Cadiz, Pablina ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM MARINE LABORATORY   (Guam)

^b Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation ^*  (Philippines)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^e SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Coral recruitment; Dynamite fishing; Fish community shift; Philippines; Reef rehabilitation; Rubble stabilization

Indexed keywords

CORAL RECRUITMENT; DYNAMITE FISHING; FISH COMMUNITY SHIFT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHILIPPINES; REEF REHABILITATION; RUBBLE STABILIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; MARINE BIOLOGY; MARINE POLLUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

REEFS;

BODY SIZE; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; EXPLOSIVE; FISH; FISHING; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MARINE PARK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RECRUITMENT; STABILIZATION; SURVIVORSHIP; SYNERGISM;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXPLOSIONS; FISHERIES; FISHES; MARINE BIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34447248754     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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