Revealing the appetite of the marine aquarium fish trade: the volume and biodiversity of fish imported into the United States.

The aquarium trade and other wildlife consumers are at a crossroads forced by threats from global climate change and other anthropogenic stressors that have weakened coastal ecosystems. While the wildlife trade may put additional stress on coral reefs, it brings income into impoverished parts of the...

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Main Authors: Andrew L Rhyne, Michael F Tlusty, Pamela J Schofield, Les Kaufman, James A Morris, Andrew W Bruckner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3357433?pdf=render