Reef sharks exhibit site-fidelity and higher relative abundance in marine reserves on the Mesoamerican Barrier reef

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Bond, Mark E ^a   Babcock, Elizabeth A ^b   Pikitch, Ellen K ^a   Abercrombie, Debra L ^c   Lamb, Norlan F ^d   Chapman, Demian D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c Abercrombie and Fish   (United States)

^d Absolondna ^*  (Belize)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAITED REMOTE UNDERWATER VIDEO SURVEY; BELIZE; CARCHARHINUS PEREZI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION BIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SHARK; SOUND DETECTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; ANIMAL; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANTHOZOA; CARCHARHINIDAE; CARCHARHINUS PEREZI; CARCHARHINUS PEREZII; CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CHONDRICHTHYES;

ANIMALS; BELIZE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHARKS;

EID: 84857837597     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032983     Document Type: Article

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