The role of local ecological knowledge in the conservation and management of reef fish spawning aggregations

Reef Fish Spawning Aggregations: Biology, Research and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 331-369

  Hamilton, Richard ^a   De Mitcheson, Yvonne Sadovy ^b   Aguilar Perera, Alfonso ^c  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

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EID: 85007437517     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1980-4_10     Document Type: Chapter

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