Modelling habitat associations of 14 species of holothurians from an unfished coral atoll: Implications for fisheries management

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-66

  Bellchambers, L M ^a   Meeuwig, J J ^b   Evans, S N ^a   Legendre, P ^b,c  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Exploitation; Habitat associations; Holothurians; Unfished populations

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 84860257803     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00381     Document Type: Article

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