Effect of an artificial reef in Posidonia meadows on fish assemblage and diet of Diplodus annularis

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Sanchez Jerez P ^a   Gillanders, B M ^b   Rodriguez Ruiz S ^a   Ramos Espla A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Fish assemblages; Gut contents; MDS; Posidonia oceanica

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

APOGON; APOGON IMBERBIS; CHROMIS; CHROMIS CHROMIS; DIPLODUS; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; DIPLODUS VULGARIS; HALOPHILA; POSIDONIA; POSIDONIA OCEANICA;

EID: 0036804805     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1213     Document Type: Conference Paper

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