Effects of isolation and fishing on the marine ecosystems of Easter Island and Salas y Gómez, Chile

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-531

  Friedlander, Alan M ^a   Ballesteros, Enric ^b   Beets, Jim ^c   Berkenpas, Eric ^d   Gaymer, Carlos F ^e,f,g   Gorny, Matthias ^h   Sala, Enric ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^f Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Aridas   (Chile)

^g Instituto de Ecologiá y Biodiversidad   (Chile)

^h General Bustamante 24 2C   (Chile)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiversity; Coral; Fish; Fishing; No take marine reserve

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; CORAL; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE PARK; NEW SPECIES; OVERFISHING; SEAMOUNT; SHARK;

CHILE; EASTER ISLAND;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CHROMIS; HYDROLAGUS; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 84880511763     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2333     Document Type: Article

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