Patterns of Coral-Reef Finfish Species Disappearances Inferred from Fishers’ Knowledge in Global Epicentre of Marine Shorefish Diversity

Margarita N. Lavides; Erina Pauline V. Molina; Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr; Aileen C. Mill; Stephen P. Rushton; Selina M. Stead; Nicholas V. C. Polunin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155752

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Patterns of Coral-Reef Finfish Species Disappearances Inferred from Fishers’ Knowledge in Global Epicentre of Marine Shorefish Diversity

Margarita N. Lavides ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Margarita N. Lavides, Erina Pauline V. Molina, Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr, Nicholas V. C. Polunin

* E-mail: marine@haribon.org.ph; lavides@yahoo.com

Affiliation Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Aurora Blvd Quezon City, 1102, Philippines
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Erina Pauline V. Molina ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Margarita N. Lavides, Erina Pauline V. Molina, Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr, Nicholas V. C. Polunin

Affiliation Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Aurora Blvd Quezon City, 1102, Philippines
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Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Margarita N. Lavides, Erina Pauline V. Molina, Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr, Nicholas V. C. Polunin

Affiliation Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Aurora Blvd Quezon City, 1102, Philippines
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Aileen C. Mill ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, United Kingdom
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Stephen P. Rushton ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, United Kingdom
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Selina M. Stead ,

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliation School of Marine Science & Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, United Kingdom
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Nicholas V. C. Polunin

Contributed equally to this work with: Margarita N. Lavides, Erina Pauline V. Molina, Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr, Nicholas V. C. Polunin

Affiliation School of Marine Science & Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, United Kingdom
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Patterns of Coral-Reef Finfish Species Disappearances Inferred from Fishers’ Knowledge in Global Epicentre of Marine Shorefish Diversity

Margarita N. Lavides,
Erina Pauline V. Molina,
Gregorio E. de la Rosa Jr,
Aileen C. Mill,
Stephen P. Rushton,
Selina M. Stead,
Nicholas V. C. Polunin

Published: May 18, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155752

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