Coral reef fishes exhibit beneficial phenotypes inside marine protected areas.

Human fishing effort is size-selective, preferentially removing the largest individuals from harvested stocks. Intensive, size-specific fishing mortality induces directional shifts in phenotypic frequencies towards the predominance of smaller and earlier-maturing individuals, which are among the pri...

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Main Authors: Robert Y Fidler, Jessica Carroll, Kristen W Rynerson, Danielle F Matthews, Ralph G Turingan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5823445?pdf=render