Response of herbivorous fishes to crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. III. Age, growth, mortality and maturity indices of Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 136, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 25-35

  Hart, Anthony M ^a,b,c   Russ, Garry R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Acanthaster planci; Acanthurus nigrofuscus; Age; Growth; Mortality; Response variables

Indexed keywords

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ACANTHURUS NIGROFUSCUS;

AGE-AT-MATURITY; CORAL REEF; CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH; GROWTH; HERBIVOROUS FISH; MORTALITY; OUTBREAK PHENOMENA; OUTBREAK PHENOMENON; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF; CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0029669637     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps136025     Document Type: Article

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