Spearfishing pressure on fish communities in rocky coastal habitats in a Mediterranean marine protected area

Fisheries Research

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 84-91

  Lloret, Josep ^a   Zaragoza, Núria ^b   Caballero, David ^b   Font, Toni ^c   Casadevall, Margarida ^a   Riera, Victòria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Generalitat de Catalunya ^*  (Spain)

^c Natural Park of Cap de Creus   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cape creus; Coastal zone management; Intrinsic vulnerability; Recreational fishing; Reproductive potential; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

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EID: 51249087078     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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