Multicentury trends and the sustainability of coral reef fisheries in Hawai'i and Florida

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 239-255

  Mcclenachan, Loren ^a,c   Kittinger, John N ^b,d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Colby College   (United States)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catch reconstruction; Common pool resources; Historical ecology; Institutions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; CORAL REEF; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY POLICY; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; OVERFISHING; RECONSTRUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY; THRESHOLD; TREND ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84880641202     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: 14672979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2012.00465.x     Document Type: Article

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