The effect of climate change on the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) fishery of Western Australia

The effect of climate change on the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) fishery of Western Australia

Environmental factors such as the Leeuwin Current (influenced by the El Niño – Southern Oscillation cycle) and westerly winds in late winter – spring significantly affect puerulus settlement of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) fishery. Climate change is causing an increase in water temper...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Caputi, N., Melville-Smith, Roy, de Lestang, S., Pearce, Alan, Feng, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Canadian Science Publishing (formerly NRC Research Press) 2010
Subjects:
environmental factors
Climate change
rock lobster
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46358

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46358

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