Spatial, temporal and habitat-related variation in the abundance of large predatory fish at One Tree Reef, Australia

Coral Reefs

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-57

  Connell, S D ^a   Kingsford, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Labridae; Lutjanidae; Serranidae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL REEF; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PISCIVOROUS FISH; SPATIAL SCALE; TEMPORAL SCALE;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF, ONE TREE REEF;

LABRIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 0031900583     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050094     Document Type: Article

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