The effect of sea urchins as biogenic structures on the local abundance of a temperate reef fish

Oecologia

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 506-513

  Hartney, Kristine B ^a   Grorud, Kirsten A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrostephanus coronatus; Goby; Lythrypnus dalli; Positive interactions; Shelter

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; ECHINODERM; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANISOTREMUS TAENIATUS; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CENTROSTEPHANUS CORONATUS; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA; LYTHRYPNUS DALLI; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS; STRONGYLOCENTROTUS PURPURATUS;

EID: 0036936164     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0908-6     Document Type: Article

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