Vertical artificial structures as an alternative habitat for coral reef fishes in disturbed environments

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 431-451

  Rilov, G ^a   Benayahu, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Coral reef; Fish community; Recruitment; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT RESTORATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; ISRAEL; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIES; VARIANCE;

RED SEA;

ANTHOZOA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NEOPOMACENTRUS MIRYAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0032075377     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00106-8     Document Type: Article

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