Response of diurnal and nocturnal coral reef fish to protection from fishing: An assessment using baited remote underwater video

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 939-950

  Harvey, E S ^a   Dorman, S R ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, C ^a   Newman, S J ^b   McLean, D L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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

^c Mindabbie Marine Consulting   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baited remote underwater stereo video; Closed fishery area; Diurnal; Houtman Abrolhos Islands; Nocturnal; Reef fish assemblage

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIEL VARIATION; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PERCIFORM; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

HOUTMAN ABROLHOS;

ANTHOZOA; CHRYSOPHRYS AURATUS; GLAUCOSOMA HEBRAICUM; PISCES;

EID: 84869154110     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0955-3     Document Type: Article

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