Effect of diel activity patterns and harvesting pressure on the diversity and biomass of sea cucumbers in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Environmental Management

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 963-973

  Buckius, Christine ^a   Albert, Simon ^a   Tibbetts, Ian ^a   Udy, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density; Diurnal activities; Overfishing; Sea cucumber

Indexed keywords

DIEL ACTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL SERVICES; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SEA CUCUMBER; SUSTAINABLE HARVEST;

DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); HARVESTING; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FISHERIES;

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; ECHINODERM FISHERY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HARVESTING; OVERFISHING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISHERY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; SALINITY; SEA CUCUMBER; SOLOMON ISLANDS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; LINEAR MODELS; MARKETING; MELANESIA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA CUCUMBERS;

MAROVO LAGOON; NEW GEORGIA; NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

ACTINOPYGA LECANORA; ANAX; COLUBER; HOLOTHURIA ATRA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; STICHOPUS; THELENOTA; THELENOTA ANANAS;

EID: 77952878402     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9469-3     Document Type: Article

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