Persistence and co-occurrence of demersal nurseries in the Strait of Sicily (central Mediterranean): Implications for fishery management

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Garofalo, G ^a   Fortibuoni, T ^b   Gristina, M ^a   Sinopoli, M ^b   Fiorentino, F ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Essential Fish Habitat; Mediterranean Sea; Persistence; Recruitment Hot Spots; Stock Conservation

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DEMERSAL FISH; GADOID; MARINE PARK; NURSERY GROUND; PERCIFORM; PERSISTENCE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRAWLING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF SICILY;

ARISTAEOMORPHA FOLIACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); ELEDONE CIRRHOSA; MERLUCCIUS MERLUCCIUS; MULLIDAE; NEPHROPS NORVEGICUS; OCTOPUS; PARAPENAEUS POLITUS; PHYCIS BLENNOIDES;

EID: 79958264379     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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