Structure of patch-reef fish assemblages at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, and One Tree Reef, Australia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 249, Issue , 2003, Pages 277-287

  Chittaro, P M ^a   Sale, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; Guilds; Patch reef fish; Similarity index; St. Croix

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; GUILD STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; ONE TREE REEF; SAINT CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0037430071     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps249277     Document Type: Article

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