Does habitat availability determine geographical-scale abundances of coral-dwelling fishes?

Coral Reefs

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 105-116

  Munday, Philip L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Gobiidae; Habitat use; Local versus regional processes; Spatial scale; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL REEF; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; GOBIIDAE; GOBIODON; GOBIODON AXILLARIS; GOBIODON BROCHUS; GOBIODON HISTRIO; GOBIODON QUINQUESTRIGATUS; HISTRIO; PISCES;

EID: 0036922874     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-001-0200-y     Document Type: Article

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