Trap modification opens new gates to achieve sustainable coral reef fisheries

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 680-695

  Gomes, Ines ^a   Erzini, Karim ^b   Mcclanahan, Timothy R ^c  

^a South African Wildlife Research Expedition   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Cost benefit; Diversity; Ecosystem based management; Marine park and reserve; Recruitment and mortality

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84908010329     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2389     Document Type: Article

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