Dynamics of fish communities on Reunion fringing reefs, Indian Ocean. I. Patterns of spatial distribution

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-30

  Letourneur, Yves ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Between reef distribution; Coral reef fish; Fringing reef; Reunion Island; Within reef distribution

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; FISH COMMUNITY; FRINGING REEFS; REEF FISH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL PATTERN;

INDIAN OCEAN, REUNION; REUNION;

EID: 0029667791     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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