Ecological assessment of the marine ecosystems of Barbuda, West Indies: Using rapid scientific assessment to inform ocean zoning and fisheries management.

Ecological assessment of the marine ecosystems of Barbuda, West Indies: Using rapid scientific assessment to inform ocean zoning and fisheries management.

To inform a community-based ocean zoning initiative, we conducted an intensive ecological assessment of the marine ecosystems of Barbuda, West Indies. We conducted 116 fish and 108 benthic surveys around the island, and measured the abundance and size structure of lobsters and conch at 52 and 35 sit...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Ruttenberg, Jennifer E Caselle, Andrew J Estep, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Kristen L Marhaver, Lee J Richter, Stuart A Sandin, Mark J A Vermeij, Jennifer E Smith, David Grenda, Abigail Cannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5757985?pdf=render

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