Cryptic density dependence: Effects of covariation between density and site quality in reef fish

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-52

  Shima, Jeffrey S ^a   Osenberg, Craig W ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Density independence; Density dependent survival; Environmental variability; Post settlement mortality; Recruitment; Regulation; Settlement; Site quality; Thalassoma hardwicke

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT QUALITY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION REGULATION; RECRUITMENT;

ANTHOZOA; THALASSOMA; THALASSOMA HARDWICKE;

EID: 0013262378     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[0046:CDDEOC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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