Pattern of recovery of the goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara population in the southeastern US

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 891-911

  Koenig, Christopher C ^a   Coleman, Felicia C ^a   Kingon, Kelly ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL REEF; COASTAL WATER; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; FISHERY SURVEY; JUVENILE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MANGROVE; MATURATION; MOVEMENT; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEASONALITY; SITE FIDELITY; SPAWNING; TAGGING;

UNITED STATES;

EPINEPHELUS ITAJARA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 80054091306     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2010.1056     Document Type: Article

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