The relationship between large predatory fish and recruitment and mortality of juvenile coral reef-fish on artificial reefs

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 209, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 261-278

  Connell, Sean D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat; Predation; Recruitment; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION;

ARTIFICIAL REEFS; MORTALITY; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT; REEF FISH;

POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0031550317     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02704-9     Document Type: Article

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