Factors influencing fish catch levels on Kenya's coral reefs

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-253

  Mangi, Stephen C ^a   Roberts, C M ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corals; Fish; Fishing effort; Fishing gear; Kenya; Sea urchins

Indexed keywords

CATCH STATISTICS; CORAL REEF; FISHING EFFORT; FISHING GEAR; OVERFISHING; POPULATION DENSITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 34547093621     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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