Assessment of microhabitat preferences in juvenile dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) by visual sampling

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 175-185

  La Mesa, G ^a   Louisy, P ^b   Vacchi, M ^a  

^a Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare (ICRAM)   (Italy)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HARD-BOTTOM ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; PREDATOR; PROTECTED AREA;

EPINEPHELUS MARGINATUS; SEBASTES OCULATUS; SERRANIDAE; SERRANUS CABRILLA; SERRANUS SCRIBA;

EID: 0036936780     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270100682     Document Type: Article

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