Composition and diversity of fish and fish catches in closures and open-access fisheries of Kenya

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-76

  McClanahan, T R ^a   Kaunda Arara, B ^b   Omukoto, J O ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c Kenyatta Beach Bamuri   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Closure and fishing effects; Coral reefs; Ecosystem management; Experimental fishing; Fisheries dependent sampling; Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCH COMPOSITION; CATCHABILITY; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY SURVEY; FISHING; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PERCIFORM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAP FISHING;

INDIAN OCEAN; KENYA;

ANTHOZOA; BALISTAPUS UNDULATUS; CALOTOMUS CAROLINUS; CHEILINUS CHLOROURUS; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOSCARUS VAIGIENSIS; SCARIDAE; SCARUS GHOBBAN;

EID: 73949083527     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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