Fish as indicators of diving and fishing pressure on high-latitude coral reefs

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 130-139

  Floros, C ^a   Schleyer, M H ^a   Maggs, J Q ^a  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; GENERALISED LINEAR MODELS; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; NON-METRIC MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SOUTHERN MOZAMBIQUE;

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION; FISH; SURVEYS;

REEFS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PROTECTED AREA; TROPHIC LEVEL;

MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84883501558     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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