Thresholds and multiple scale interaction of environment, resource use, and market proximity on reef fishery resources in the Solomon Islands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1797-1807

  Brewer, Tom D ^a   Cinner, Joshua E ^a   Green, Alison ^b   Pandolfi, John M ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^c Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass midpoint; Coral reef; Human population; Regression tree; Spatial threat

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORAL REEF; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; ISLAND; MARKET; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE USE; THRESHOLD;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; LETHRINIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; SCARIDAE;

EID: 67349191048     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.03.021     Document Type: Article

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