Marine artificial micro-reserves: A possibility for the conservation of endangered species living on artificial substrata

Marine Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-14

  Garcia GoMez, Jose C ^a   LoPez Fe, Carlos M ^a   Espinosa, Free ^a   Guerra GarciA, Jose M ^a   Rivera Ingraham, Georgina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial substrata; Breakwaters; Conservation; Harbours; Marine reserves; Patella ferruginea

Indexed keywords

BREAKWATER; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GASTROPOD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HARBOR; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE PARK; METAPOPULATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

INVERTEBRATA; PATELLA FERRUGINEA;

EID: 79551481946     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0485.2010.00409.x     Document Type: Article

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