Reef Fisheries /
Reef ecosystems extend throughout the tropics. Exploited by small-scale fishers, reefs supply food for millions of people, but, worldwide, there are growing worries about the productivity and current state of these ecosystems. Reef fish stocks display many features of fisheries elsewhere. However, h...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1996.
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| Series: | Fish and fisheries series ;
20. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Reef ecosystems extend throughout the tropics. Exploited by small-scale fishers, reefs supply food for millions of people, but, worldwide, there are growing worries about the productivity and current state of these ecosystems. Reef fish stocks display many features of fisheries elsewhere. However, habitat spatial complexity, biological diversity within and among species, ecosystem intricacy and variable means of exploitation make it hard to predict sustainable modes and levels of fishing. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 477 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401587792 (electronic bk.) 9401587795 (electronic bk.) |