Structure of cryptic reef fish assemblages: Relationships with habitat characteristics and predator density

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 257, Issue , 2003, Pages 209-221

  Willis, Trevor J ^a,b   Anderson, Marti J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assemblage structure; Habitat complexity; Marine reserve; Multivariate analysis; Predation; Reef fish; Refuge

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PREDATION; PROTECTED AREA; REEF;

NEW ZEALAND;

ECKLONIA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; PISCES;

EID: 0042355429     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps257209     Document Type: Article

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