Observations on fish colonization and predation on two artificial reefs in the Canary Islands

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue , 2002, Pages S69-S73

  Herrera, R ^a   Espino, F ^a   Garrido, M ^a   Haroun, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Canary Islands; Colonization; Fish; Predation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COLONIZATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FISH; PREDATION;

CANARY ISLANDS;

SYNODUS;

EID: 0036805044     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1291     Document Type: Article

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