Fisheries and trade of seahorses in Brazil: Historical perspective, current trends, and future directions

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1951-1971

  Rosa, I L ^a   Oliveira, Tacyana P R ^a   Osório, Frederico M ^b   Moraes, Luiz E ^c   Castro, A L C ^a   Barros, Glaura M L ^b   Alves, Rômulo R N ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis IBAMA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; CITES; Conservation; National controls; Seahorse fishery and trade

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CITES; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FUTURE PROSPECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TELEOST; TRAWL NET; WILD POPULATION;

BRAZIL;

HIPPOCAMPINAE; HIPPOCAMPUS (FISH); PISCES;

EID: 79960195406     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0068-2     Document Type: Article

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