Body growth and mortality of the spiny lobster Palinurus elephas within and outside a small marine protected area

Fisheries Research

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 543-549

  Bevacqua, Daniele ^a   Melià, Paco ^b   Follesa, Maria C ^c   De Leo, Giulio A ^a   Gatto, Marino ^b   Cau, Angelo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body growth; Marine protected areas; Mark recapture studies; Mortality rates; Spiny lobster

Indexed keywords

LOBSTER; PALINURIDAE; PALINURUS ELEPHAS;

EID: 78149415795     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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