Is sustainable exploitation of coral reefs possible? A view from the standpoint of the marine aquarium trade

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 7, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-107

  Rhyne, Andrew L ^a,b   Tlusty, Michael F ^a,c   Kaufman, Les ^a,d,e  

^a NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM   (United States)

^b ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^e Conservation International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GLOBAL TRADE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EID: 84892462210     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.12.001     Document Type: Review

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