Changes in an assemblage of temperate reef fishes associated with a climate shift

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1299-1310

  Holbrook, Sally J ^a   Schmitt, Russell J ^a   Stephens Jr , John S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ecosystems declining productivity of; Fish assemblages; Pacific nearshore environment; Reef fish; Southern California Bight; Surfperch

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; EMBIOTOCIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 0000819209     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[1299:CIAAOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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