Population characteristics of the mangrove crab Scylla serrata (Decapoda: Portunidae) in Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia: Effects of harvest and implications for management

Pacific Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-19

  Bonine, Kimberly M ^a,b   Bjorkstedt, Eric P ^c,d   Ewel, Katherine C ^e,f   Palik, Moses ^g  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Conservation Strategy Fund ^*  (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^g Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority   (Federated States of Micronesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRAB; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; MANGROVE; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; KOSRAE; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNIDAE; SCYLLA; SCYLLA SERRATA;

EID: 36549058221     PISSN: 00308870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2984/1534-6188(2008)62[1:PCOTMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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