Fish assemblage on natural versus vertical artificial reefs: The rehabilitation perspective

Marine Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 931-942

  Rilov, G ^a   Benayahu, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EILAT; ISRAEL; RED SEA;

ANTHOZOA; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

EID: 0033947973     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002279900250     Document Type: Article

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