Mesophotic depths as refuge areas for fishery-targeted species on coral reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 125-137

  Lindfield, Steven J ^a,d   Harvey, Euan S ^b   Halford, Andrew R ^c   McIlwain, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Parks and Wildlife ^*  (Australia)

^d Palau International Coral Reef Center   (Palau)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Depth refuge; Fishing pressure; Mariana Islands; Spearfishing; Stereo BRUVs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CREATION; LIMITING FACTOR; PERCIFORM; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; POPULATION GROWTH; PROTECTED AREA; REFUGE; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES RICHNESS; STEREO IMAGE;

MARIANA ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; CHEILINUS UNDULATUS; PISCES;

EID: 84958741647     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-015-1386-8     Document Type: Article

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