Abundance and size of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) as a function of benthic habitat: Implications for ecosystem-based fisheries management

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 279-287

  Bellchambers, Lynda M ^a   Evans, Scott N ^a   Meeuwig, Jessica J ^b  

^a Western Australian Fisheries   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic habitat mapping; Lobster population dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; CRUSTACEAN; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; POPULATION SIZE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; JURIEN BAY; LANCELIN; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ECKLONIA; LOBSTER; PANULIRUS CYGNUS;

EID: 77950222027     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09031     Document Type: Article

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