Long-term effectiveness of a multi-use marine protected area on reef fish assemblages and fisheries landings

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 276-283

  Rife, Alexis ^a   Aburto Oropeza, Octavio ^a   Hastings, Philip A ^a   Erisman, Brad ^a   Ballantyne, Ford ^b   Wielgus, Jeffrey ^c,d   Sala, Enric ^e,f   Gerber, Leah ^c  

^a CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Marine Bioeconomics   (United States)

^e NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^f CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beyond BACI analysis; Fisheries management; Gulf of California; Marine protected area; No take areas; Reef fish assemblages

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FISHERIES; LANDING; REEFS;

BEYOND-BACI ANALYSE; FISH ASSEMBLAGES; FISH POPULATIONS; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; NATIONAL PARKS; NO-TAKE AREA; REEF FISH ASSEMBLAGE; REEF FISHES;

PARKS;

ANGLING; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE PARK; REEF;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; LAND USE; LORETO BAY NATIONAL PARK; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; LORETO MARINE RESERVE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84873931007     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.029     Document Type: Article

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