<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>10</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J. Bayle-Sempere</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">D. Ody</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">M. Harmelin-Vivien</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J-A. Garcia-Charton</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">E. Charbonnel</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">L. Le Diréac'h</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A. Pérez-Ruzafa</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">C. Valle</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">P. Sanchez-Jerez</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">O. Renones</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Importance of marine reserves for the population dynamics of groupers (Epinephelinae) in the Western Mediterranean</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2nd Symposium on Mediterranean Groupers</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">biomass</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">buffer zone</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cabo de Palos-Islas Hormigas</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cabrera</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">dusky</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epinephelus caninus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epinephelus costae</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epinephelus marginatus</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">fish</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">fish abundance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">France</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">indicator</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">marine protected area</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Medes</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mediterranean sea</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mycteroperca rubra</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">no-take area</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">population</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">protected area</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">protection effectiveness</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">serranidae</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">size</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Spain</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">species richness</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tabarca</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">transects</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">visual census</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">western Mediterranean</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">zoning</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Francour,P.; Gratiot,J.</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nice</style></pub-location><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;In order to assess the importance of marine reserves on the population structure of groupers in the Western Mediterranean, abundance and size of Epinephelinae were recorded by visual censuses in six marine protected areas (MPAs): Carry-le- Rouet and Banyuls in France, Medes, Cabo de Palos, Cabrera and Tabarca in Spain.Four species of Epinephelinae were recorded, Epinephelus caninus (Valenciennes, 1843), E.costae (Steindachner, 1878), E. marginatus (Lowe, 1834) and Mycteroperca rubra (Bloch, 1793). The dusky grouper E. marginatus was by far the most abundant species. Significant negative gradients of abundance and biomass of groupers were observed in Cabo de Palos, Cabrera and Tabarca. Species richness and abundance of groupers were higher in the 3 southern MPAs.Eventually, a significant positive relationship was evidenced in all MPAs between grouper abundance and the abundance of other fishes. Therefore, grouper abundance could be viewed as an indicator which testified to the &quot;good health&quot; and stability of fish community, as advocated by Goeden (1982).&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;div style=&quot;float: left; margin-top: 3px;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;mailto:harmelin@univmed.fr?subject=Request%20a%20document%20by%20email&quot;&gt; harmelin@univmed.fr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</style></custom1></record></records></xml>