Effects of large-scale anthropogenic development on juvenile lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) populations of Bimini, Bahamas

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 369-377

  Jennings, David E ^a,b   Gruber, Samuel H ^c,d   Franks, Bryan R ^e   Kessel, Steven T ^d,f   Robertson, Anne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d Bimini Biological Field Station   (Bahamas)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BACI analysis; Growth rate; Habitat structure; Lemon shark conservation; Survival rate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DREDGING; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NURSERY GROUND; POPULATION DECLINE; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; BIMINI; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

CHONDRICHTHYES; CITRUS LIMON; NEGAPRION; NEGAPRION BREVIROSTRIS; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 56649111322     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-008-9357-3     Document Type: Article

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