Recruitment and post-recruit immigration affect the local population size of coral reef fishes

Coral Reefs

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 139-149

  Lewis, A R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMIGRATION; IMMIGRATIONS; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT; REEF FISH;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0030792898     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050068     Document Type: Article

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