Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries

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Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries. / McClanahan, T. R.; Graham, N. A. J.; MacNeil, M. A. et al.
In: Conservation Biology, Vol. 29, No. 2, 04.2015, p. 409-417.

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McClanahan, TR, Graham, NAJ, MacNeil, MA & Cinner, JE 2015, 'Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries', Conservation Biology, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 409-417. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12430

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McClanahan, T. R., Graham, N. A. J., MacNeil, M. A., & Cinner, J. E. (2015). Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries. Conservation Biology, 29(2), 409-417. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12430

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McClanahan TR, Graham NAJ, MacNeil MA, Cinner JE. Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries. Conservation Biology. 2015 Apr;29(2):409-417. Epub 2014 Dec 11. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12430

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McClanahan, T. R. ; Graham, N. A. J. ; MacNeil, M. A. et al. / Biomass-based targets and the management of multispecies coral reef fisheries. In: Conservation Biology. 2015 ; Vol. 29, No. 2. pp. 409-417.

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