Wave-induced water motion and the functional implications for coral reef fish assemblages

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 255-264

  Fulton, Christopher J ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FLOW VELOCITY; HABITAT TYPE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WAVE ACTION;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 13444305376     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.1.0255     Document Type: Article

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