Recovery of functional groups and trophic relationships in tropical fisheries closures

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 497, Issue , 2014, Pages 13-23

  McClanahan, Timothy R ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate stable states; Fisheries management; Marine protected areas; Marine reserves; Phase shifts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893805805     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10605     Document Type: Article

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