Spatial variation in concurrent settlement of three damselfishes: Relationships with near-field current flow

Oecologia

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 391-401

  Schmitt, R J ^a   Holbrook, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Dascyllus; Larval supply; Recruitment; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; CURRENT; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FRENCH POLYNESIA;

ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; DASCYLLUS; DASCYLLUS ALBISELLA; DASCYLLUS ARUANUS; DASCYLLUS FLAVICAUDUS; DASCYLLUS TRIMACULATUS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 0036942335     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0893-9     Document Type: Article

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