Local variability in population structure and density of the protogynous reef herbivore Sparisoma viride

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-80

  Van Rooij, Jules M ^a   Kok, Jeroen P ^a   Videler, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coral reef; Grazing pressure; Life history; Mating; Reproduction; Scaridae; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; GORGONIA; SCARIDAE; SPARISOMA VIRIDE;

DENSITY; HERBIVOROUS FISH; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTOGYNY; REEF FISH;

BONAIRE;

EID: 0029660754     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00002380     Document Type: Article

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