Taxonomic resolution needed to describe invertebrate assemblages and to detect harvesting effects on coral reef ecosystems

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 406, Issue , 2010, Pages 211-222

  Jimenez, H ^a   Dumas, P ^a   Bigot, L ^b   Amouroux, J M ^c   Ferraris, J ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Data transformation; Harvesting effect; Marine protected areas; Taxonomic resolution; Tropical reef invertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL REEF; DATA PROCESSING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EXPLOITATION; HARVESTING; INVERTEBRATE; MARINE PARK; MARINE RESOURCE; SEAGRASS; TAXONOMY;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954106818     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08521     Document Type: Article

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