Protection effects on Mediterranean fish assemblages associated with different rocky habitats

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 425-435

  Sahyoun, Rita ^a,b,c   Bussotti, Simona ^a,d   Di Franco, Antonio ^a,d   Navone, Augusto ^e   Panzalis, Pieraugusto ^e   Guidetti, Paolo ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c Laboratoire d'Excellence 'CORAIL'   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^e Marine Protected Area of Tavolara Punta Coda Cavallo   (Italy)

Author keywords

fish assemblages; Marine Protected Area; Mediterranean Sea; rocky banks; rocky reefs

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DIVING; FISHING COMMUNITY; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; LENGTH-FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MARINE PARK; REEF; ROCKY SHORE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA;

DIPLODUS SARGUS; EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS;

EID: 84873565209     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315412000975     Document Type: Article

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