Evaluating the use of roving diver and transect surveys to assess the coral reef fish assemblage off southeastern Hispaniola

Coral Reefs

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 216-223

  Schmitt, E F ^a,b   Sluka, R D ^a,c   Sullivan Sealey, K M ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center for Applied Science   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Coral reefs; Dominican Republic; Fish assemblages; Hispaniola; Survey methods

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SURVEY; TRANSECT;

ANTHOZOA; CEPHALOPHOLIS CRUENTATA; CEPHALOPHOLIS FULVA; HAEMULIDAE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SCARUS ISERTI; SCARUS TAENIOPTERUS; SPARISOMA AUROFRENATUM;

EID: 0036938095     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-002-0216-y     Document Type: Article

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