The trophic status of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs 1: Dietary analyses

Marine Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 613-623

  Choat, John H ^a   Clements, K D ^b   Robbins, W D ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIET; FISH; HERBIVORE; TROPHIC STATUS;

ACANTHURIDAE; ACANTHURUS LINEATUS; ACANTHURUS NIGRICANS; ACANTHURUS NIGRICAUDA; ACANTHURUS OLIVACEUS; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CHLORURUS MICRORHINOS; CHLORURUS SORDIDUS; CTENOCHAETUS STRIATUS; KYPHOSIDAE; KYPHOSUS CINERASCENS; KYPHOSUS VAIGIENSIS; NASO ANNULATUS; NASO BREVIROSTRIS; NASO HEXACANTHUS; NASO TUBEROSUS; NASO UNICORNIS; NASO VLAMINGII; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SCARUS SCHLEGELI; VERTEBRATA; ZEBRASOMA SCOPAS;

EID: 0036937376     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-001-0715-3     Document Type: Article

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