The relationship between reef fish community structure and environmental variables in the southern Mexican Caribbean

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. A, 1998, Pages 209-221

  Nunez Lara E ^a   Arias Gonzalez E ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fish communities; Habitat; Ordination; Reef variables; Relationships

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ICHTHYOFAUNA; REEF;

CARIBBEAN SEA; MEXICO;

EID: 0032426536     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0829     Document Type: Article

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