Effects of predators on growth, mortality and abundance of a juvenile reef-fish: Evidence from manipulations of predator and prey abundance

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 169, Issue , 1998, Pages 251-261

  Connell, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experiment; Growth; Mortality; Open populations; Predation; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISH; JUVENILE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ACANTHOCHROMIS POLYACANTHUS; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS; PERCIFORMES; PISCES; POLYACANTHUS; SPINY; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032490829     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps169251     Document Type: Article

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