Abundance and distribution of commercial sea cucumber species in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-313

  Dissanayake, D C T ^a,b   Stefansson, Gunnar ^b  

^a National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency Colombo   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Density; Echinoderm; Holothuria atra; Holothuria edulis; Indian Ocean; Sri Lanka; Underwater visual census (UVC)

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COASTAL WATER; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ECHINODERM; ESTIMATION METHOD; HABITAT TYPE; MACROALGA; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEAGRASS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEY;

INDIAN OCEAN; SRI LANKA;

ACTINOPYGA; BOHADSCHIA; ECHINODERMATA; HOLOTHURIA; HOLOTHURIA ATRA; HOLOTHURIA EDULIS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; PEARSONOTHURIA; STICHOPUS; THELENOTA;

EID: 78650872730     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr/2010031     Document Type: Article

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