Differential and slow life-history responses of fishes to coral reef closures

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 469, Issue , 2012, Pages 121-131

  McClanahan, T R ^a   Humphries, A T ^b,c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Ecological indicators; Fisheries management; Life history characteristics; Longevity; Marine protected areas; Reserves; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; HERBIVORE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; SUCCESSION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

KENYA;

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; PISCES; SCARIDAE;

EID: 84870191143     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10009     Document Type: Article

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