Evidence for a depth refuge effect in artisanal coral reef fisheries

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 652-667

  Tyler, Elizabeth H M ^a,c   Speight, Martin R ^a   Henderson, Peter ^b   Manica, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PISCES CONSERVATION LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

De facto refuge; Fish diversity; Fisheries management; Fishing effects; Marine protected area

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CORAL REEF; DEEP WATER; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REFUGE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR ISLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 58749086541     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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