Limited evidence for ecosystem-level change on reefs exposed to Haliotis rubra ('blacklip abalone') exploitation

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 806-817

  Valentine, Joseph P ^a   Tarbath, David B ^a   Frusher, Stewart D ^a   Mundy, Craig N ^a   Buxton, Colin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abalone; Correlation; Crustose coralline algae; Ecosystem management; Understorey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORE; JUVENILE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; REEF; SNAIL; SUSTAINABILITY; UNDERSTORY;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS RUBRA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 78049462770     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02088.x     Document Type: Article

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