Habitat utilisation, growth and predation of Cucumaria frondosa: Implications for an emerging sea cucumber fishery

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 473-484

  So, J J ^a   Hamel, J F ^b   Mercier, A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Society for the Exploration and Valuing of the Environment   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution; Echinoderm; Holothuroidea; Management; Solaster endeca; Trawl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECHINODERM; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; JUVENILE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATION; SPAWNING; TRAWLING;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

ALGAE; ASTEROIDEA; CUCUMARIA; CUCUMARIA FRONDOSA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHUROIDEA; SOLASTER ENDECA;

EID: 78149396072     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2010.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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