Refuge availability structures assemblages of tropical reef fishes

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 414-428

  Caley, M Julian ^a   John, Jill St ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

artificial reefs; community structure; coral reef fishes; Great Barrier Reef; habitat complexity; predation; recruitment; refuge; shelter

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT; REEF FISH; REFUGES;

EID: 0030304937     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5777     Document Type: Article

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