Habitat partitioning and vulnerability of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park

Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 169-197

  Ceccarelli, Daniela M ^a   Frisch, Ashley J ^b   Graham, Nicholas A J ^b   Ayling, Anthony M ^c   Beger, Maria ^d  

^a James Cook University ^*  (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Sea Research   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apex predators; Elasmobranchs; Food webs; Great Barrier Reef; Shark fisheries; Top down control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894354945     PISSN: 09603166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11160-013-9324-8     Document Type: Review

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