On the dynamics of coral reef fishes : growth, senescence and mortality

The present thesis deals with the related themes of mortality and growth in coral reef fishes. In the first chapter, a nine-year dataset from Bermuda is used to quantify how reef fish populations respond to the introduction of a trap-fishing ban, finding that herbivores exhibit extremely strong reco...

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Main Author: O'Farrell, Shay
Other Authors: Mumby, Peter
Published: University of Exeter 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.552956