Population dynamics of coral-reef fishes: Controversial concepts and hypotheses

Austral Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 192-201

  Hixon, Mark A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Density dependence; Emigration; Immigration; Mortality; Population regulation; Predation; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 17444415032     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.1998.tb00720.x     Document Type: Article

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