Herbivorous fish of Sinai marine protected areas (Gulf of Aqaba): Structure baseline for potential thermal stress impact management
K. M. El-Haddad, A.-H. A. Ali, M. S. Abdel-Rahman, S. Z. Mohammed, F. K. Abdel-Gawad, G. Guerriero, T. A. Temraz
This study assesses herbivorous fish populations in the Gulf of Aqaba under different fishing pressures, finding that no-take reserves maintain higher biomass and size structure, while heavily fished areas show reduced large-bodied species and skewed size distributions.
bioRxiv · Sep 17, 2021 · PreprintEcology