Beyond abundance and biomass: Effects of marine protected areas on the demography of a highly exploited reef fish

The success of marine protected areas (MPAs) in facilitating recovery of over-exploited stocks has been well documented. Few studies, however, have explored the effects of MPAs on the demographic profiles of reef fish populations. We tested the assumption that areas closed to fishing for >7 y...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Taylor, B., McIlwain, Jennifer
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inter-Research 2010
Online Access:http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v411/p243-258/
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44766