Sea bottom geomorphology of multi-species spawning aggregation sites in Belize

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 405, Issue , 2010, Pages 243-254

  Kobara, Shinichi ^a   Heyman, William D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Conservation; Geomorphology; Grouper; Reef fish; Snapper; Spawning aggregation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; OVERFISHING; PERCIFORM; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SPAWNING GROUND; SPAWNING POPULATION;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA; EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS; PISCES;

EID: 77954132251     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08512     Document Type: Article

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