Collapse of a historic oyster fishery: Diagnosing causes and identifying paths toward increased resilience

Ecology and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Camp, Edward V ^a   Pine, William E ^a   Havens, Karl ^a   Kane, Andrew S ^a   Walters, Carl J ^b   Irani, Tracy ^a,c   Lindsey, Angela B ^a,c   Glenn Morris, J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Community resilience; Drought; Estuaries; Oyster fishery

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARY; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OYSTER CULTURE;

APALACHICOLA BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84943175737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-07821-200345     Document Type: Article

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