Spatial variability in reef fish distribution, abundance, size and biomass: A multi-scale analysis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 214, Issue , 2001, Pages 237-251

  Gust, Nick ^a   Choat, J Howard ^a   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Body size; Environmental gradient; Exposure; Spatial scales; Tropical reef fish

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; REEF; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ICHTHYOFAUNA; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 0035953465     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps214237     Document Type: Article

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