Settlement and recruitment of coral reef fishes in moderately exploited and overexploited Caribbean ecosystems: Implications for marine protected areas

Fisheries Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 415-425

  Watson, Maggie ^a   Munro, John L ^a,b  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British Virgin Islands; Coral reef fisheries; Jamaica; Light traps; MPA

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; PROTECTED AREA; RECRUITMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; DISCOVERY BAY; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (BRITISH);

ANTHOZOA; HAEMULIDAE; PISCES; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 4644354590     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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