Spatial variation in fish species richness on coral reefs: Habitat fragmentation and stochastic structuring processes

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 354-364

  Ault, Timothy R ^a,b   Johnson, Craig R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; REEF FISH; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0031814198     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546976     Document Type: Article

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