Influence of pelagic and benthic, biotic and abiotic, stochastic and deterministic processes on the dynamics of auto-recruitment of coral reef fish: A review;Synthèse sur l'influence des processus pélagiques et benthiques, biotiques et abiotiques, stochastiques et déterministes, sur la dynamique de l'autorecrutement des poissons coralliens

Cybium

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 167-184

  Lecchini, David ^a,b   Galzin, René ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b Ctr Rech Insulaires Observ l'E   (France)

Author keywords

Autochthonous origin; Coral reef fish; Egg larvae juvenile relationship; Pelagic and benthic processes; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0345292635     PISSN: 03990974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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