The effect of fishing on hysteresis in Caribbean coral reefs

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-114

  Blackwood, Julie C ^a   Hastings, Alan ^b   Mumby, Peter J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Hysteresis; Phase shifts; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISHING EFFORT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HYSTERESIS; MORTALITY; RESOURCE DEPLETION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84855868633     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-010-0102-0     Document Type: Article

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