A review of sawfishes (Pristidae) in the Arabian region: Diversity, distribution, and functional extinction of large and historically abundant marine vertebrates

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 517-538

  Moore, Alec B M ^a  

^a RSK Environment Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coastal; Conservation evaluation; Endangered species; Fish; Fishing

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; FISH; FISH BIOLOGY; FISHERY SURVEY; FUNCTIONAL CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GILLNET; HISTORICAL RECORD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LOCAL EXTINCTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; IRAN; MASIRAH ISLAND [OMAN]; MUSANDAM; OMAN; PAKISTAN; PERSIAN GULF;

ANOXYPRISTIS CUSPIDATA; BATOIDEA; CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES; PRISTIDAE; PRISTIS; PRISTIS PRISTIS; PRISTIS ZIJSRON; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84945436907     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2441     Document Type: Article

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