Benthic status of near-shore fishing grounds in the central Philippines and associated seahorse densities

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1483-1494

  Marcus, J E ^a   Samoilys, M A ^b,d   Meeuwig, J J ^b,e   Villongco, Z A D ^c   Vincent, A C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Haribon Foundation Quezon City   (Philippines)

^d IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office   (Kenya)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic condition; Coral reefs; Destructive fishing; Fishing grounds; Hippocampus comes; Philippines

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS; REEFS;

BENTHIC STATUS; BLAST FISHING; CORAL REEFS; FISHING GROUNDS; NEAR-SHORE FISHING GROUNDS; SEAHORSE DENSITIES;

MARINE POLLUTION;

BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; FISH; FISHING; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; FISH; FISHING; HIPPOCAMPUS COMES; NONHUMAN; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; SARGASSUM; SEASHORE;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; PORIFERA; SMEGMAMORPHA;

ASIA; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ANTHOZOA; HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS COMES; SARGASSUM;

EID: 35548957864     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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