Evidence for spillover of reef fishes from a no-take marine reserve: An evaluation using the before-after control-impact (BACI) approach

Fisheries Research

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 346-356

  Francini Filho, R B ^a,b   Moura, R L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b Marine Program ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abrolhos Bank; Baseline information; Brazil; Extractive reserves; Itacolomis Reef; Reef fisheries

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; MYCTEROPERCA BONACI; OCYURUS CHRYSURUS; PISCES; SCARUS TRISPINOSUS; SPARISOMA;

EID: 49949100237     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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