Fish predators and scavengers of the sea urchin Echinometra mathaei in Kenyan coral-reef marine parks

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 187-193

  McClanahan, Timothy R ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservition Society   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Balistapus undulatus; Fishery management; Fishes; Keystone predator; Triggerfish; Wrasses

Indexed keywords

BALISTAPUS UNDULATUS; ECHINOMETRA MATHAEI; CHEILINUS TRILOBATUS; CORIS AYGULA; CORIS FORMOSA; LETHRINUS MAHSENA;

KEYSTONE PREDATOR; SCAVENGING; SEA URCHIN; TRIGGERFISH; WRASS;

KENYA;

EID: 0028980770     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: 15735133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00002490     Document Type: Article

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