Links between sex change and fish densities in marine protected areas

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-197

  Molloy, Philip P ^b   Reynolds, John D ^b   Gage, Matthew J G ^a   Mosqueira, Iago ^c   Côté, Isabelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Exploitation; Fishing; Grouper; Hermaphroditism; Meta analysis; Parrotfish

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; FISHING; MARINE PARK; META-ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION;

EPINEPHELINAE; PISCES; SCARIDAE;

EID: 36549056446     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.09.023     Document Type: Article

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