On the road to extinction? Population declines of the endangered white abalone, Haliotis sorenseni

Biological Conservation

Volumn 152, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-52

  Stierhoff, Kevin L ^a   Neuman, Melissa ^a   Butler, John L ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Endangered species; Remotely operated vehicle; Visual transect survey

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SNAIL; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

HALIOTIDAE; HALIOTIS SORENSENI; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84862699428     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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