Rate and extent of decline in Corallium (pink and red coral) populations: Existing data meet the requirements for a CITES Appendix II listing

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 397, Issue , 2009, Pages 319-332

  Bruckner, Andrew W ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b KHALED BIN SULTAN LIVING OCEANS FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral jewelry; Corallium; Harvest; Pink and red corals; Precious coral; Trade

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CITES; CORAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; POPULATION DECLINE; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CORALLIUM; CORALLIUM RUBRUM;

EID: 74049135298     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08110     Document Type: Article

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