Temporal variability in fish larval supply to Malindi Marine Park, coastal Kenya

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 19, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages

  Kaunda Arara, Boaz ^a   Mwaluma, James M ^b   Locham, Gamoe A ^a,c   ØResland, Vidar ^a,d   Osore, Melckzedeck K ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^d INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental variables; Fish larvae; Light traps; Marine reserves; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CONNECTIVITY; DOMINANCE; LARVAL TRANSPORT; MARINE PARK; MONSOON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SEASONALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ABUNDANCE; CATCH STATISTICS; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORRELATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; LARVA; PERCID; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MALINDI MARINE PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN;

APOGONIDAE; CAESIONIDAE;

EID: 68849108134     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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