Exclusion of predatory fish on a coral reef: The anticipation, pre- emption and evaluation of some caging artefacts

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 213, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-198

  Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artefacts; Cages; Experiment; Predation; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FISH; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDATOR;

ARTEFACTS; CAGES; CAGING; EXPERIMENTAL ARTEFACT; PREDATION; REEF; REEF FISH; SURVEY DESIGN;

EID: 0030619571     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02773-6     Document Type: Article

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