Harvesting effects on paracentrotus lividus population structure: A case study from Northwestern Sardinia, Italy, before and after the fishing season

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 570-575

  Pais, Antonio ^a   Serra, Simone ^a   Meloni, Gianni ^a   Saba, Sara ^a   Ceccherelli, Giulia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echinoderm fisheries; Mediterranean Sea; Paracentrotus lividus; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; ECHINODERM FISHERY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EDIBLE SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HARVESTING; MARINE PARK; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; OVERFISHING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA;

ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; PARACENTROTUS; PARACENTROTUS LIVIDUS;

EID: 84861398125     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00119.1     Document Type: Article

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