Management of spawning aggregations

Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations: Biology, Research and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 371-404

  Russell, Martin W ^a   Luckhurst, Brian E ^b   Lindeman, Kenyon C ^c  

^a Society for the Conservation of Reef Fish Aggregations   (Australia)

^b Department of Environmental Protection   (Italy)

^c FIT ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84922712138     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1980-4_11     Document Type: Chapter

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