Response of herbivorous fishes to crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. II. Density and biomass of selected species of herbivorous fish and fish-habitat correlations

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 21-30

  Hart, Anthony M ^a,b,c   Klumpp, David W ^a   Russ, G R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Acanthurus nigrofuscus; Coral reefs; Crown of thorns starfish; Fish habitat correlations; Herbivorous fish; Natural disturbance; Numerical response

Indexed keywords

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; SIGANUS CORALLINUS; ZEBRASOMA SCOPA;

FISH-HABITAT CORRELATIONS; HERBIVOROUS FISH; NUMERICAL RESPONSE; OUTBREAK PHENOMENA; REEF COMMUNITIES;

CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0029667225     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps132021     Document Type: Article

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