Comparison between community structures of fishes in Enhalus acoroides- and Thalassia hemprichii-dominated seagrass beds on fringing coral reefs in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 38-45

  Nakamura, Yohei ^a   Sano, Mitsuhiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Community structure; Fish; Habitat utilization pattern; Ontogenetic habitat shift enhalus acoroides; Thalassia hemprichii

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; ENHALUS ACOROIDES; HALOPHILA; LETHRINUS; LETHRINUS ATKINSONI; LETHRINUS OBSOLETUS; PISCES; THALASSIA HEMPRICHII;

EID: 1842427646     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-003-0191-5     Document Type: Article

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