Comparison of coral reef ecosystems along a fishing pressure gradient.

Three trophic mass-balance models representing coral reef ecosystems along a fishery gradient were compared to evaluate ecosystem effects of fishing. The majority of the biomass estimates came directly from a large-scale visual survey program; therefore, data were collected in the same way for all t...

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Main Authors: Mariska Weijerman, Elizabeth A Fulton, Frank A Parrish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3667803?pdf=render