Meso-scale distribution patterns of larval and pelagic juvenile fishes in the central Great Barrier Reef lagoon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 17-31

  Thorrold, Simon R ^a   Williams, David McB ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fish larvae; Light traps; Pelagic juveniles; Plankton nets; Spatio temporal distributions

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL DISTRIBUTION; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; FISH JUVENILE; FISH LARVA; LARVAE; MESOSCALE PATTERNS; PELAGIC JUVENILES; REEF FISH;

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

CALLIONYMIDAE; CARANGIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; GOBIIDAE; LEIOGNATHIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; NEMIPTERIDAE; PLATYCEPHALIDAE; POMACENTRIDAE; SCOMBRIDAE; SCORPAENIDAE; TERAPONIDAE;

EID: 0030431297     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps145017     Document Type: Article

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