Small marine reserves can offer long term protection to an endangered fish

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2739-2744

  Afonso, Pedro ^a   Fontes, Jorge ^a   Santos, Ricardo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epinephelus marginatus; Home range; Reserve effect; Site fidelity; Spillover effect

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE PARK; PERCIFORM; RELOCATION; SITE FIDELITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

AZORES; PORTUGAL;

EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS;

EID: 80052583321     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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