Habitat complexity modifies the impact of piscivores on a coral reef fish population

Oecologia

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 50-59

  Beukers, Joanne S ^a,b   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Marine Research Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Microhabitat complexity; Population regulation; Predation; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISH COMMUNITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIP;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF, LIZARD ISLAND;

ACROPORA NASUTA; ACROPORA NOBILIS; CEPHALOPHOLIS BOENAK; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; POMACENTRUS MOLUCCENSIS; PSEUDOCHROMIS FUSCUS; THALASSOMA LUNARE;

EID: 0031970436     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050419     Document Type: Article

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