A geostatistical approach for the stock assessment of the edible sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, in four coastal zones of Southern and West Sardinia (SW Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

Fisheries Research

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-221

  Addis, Piero ^a   Secci, Marco ^a   Manunza, Andrea ^a   Corrias, Stefano ^a   Niffoi, Alessio ^a   Cau, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Geostatistical method; Mediterranean Sea; Paracentrotus lividus; Sardinia; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 70349414283     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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