Effect of human pressure on population size structures of the endangered ferruginean limpet: Toward future management measures

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 857-863

  Espinosa, F ^a   Rivera Ingraham, G A ^a   Fa, D ^b   Garcia Gomez J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b Gibraltar Museum   (Gibraltar)

Author keywords

Conservation; Patella ferruginea; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GASTROPOD; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; SEX RATIO;

INVERTEBRATA; PATELLA (GASTROPOD); PATELLA FERRUGINEA; PATELLIDAE;

EID: 68749098393     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1005.1     Document Type: Article

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