Contrast in the density and biomass of fish in a reef system with different fishing intensity in the Mexican Caribbean
A wide range of fish species are caught in reef fisheries. However, fishing efforts tend to be highly selective in favor of large species, which generally have low population growth rates, making them more vulnerable to overfishing. When the decline of large predators occurs, fishing efforts start t...
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| Main Authors: | José Manuel Castro-Pérez, Carmen Amelia Villegas-Sánchez, Alejandro Medina-Quej, Rigoberto Rosas-Luis, Jesús E. Arias-González |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2025-04-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/19031.pdf |
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