Distribution of sympatric seahorse species along a gradient of habitat complexity in a seagrass-dominated community

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 291, Issue , 2005, Pages 81-91

  Curtis, Janelle M R ^a,b   Vincent, Amanda C J ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foraging strategy; Habitat complexity; Habitat selection; Habitat suitability models; Hippocampus; Syngnathidae; Underwater visual census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPLEXITY; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

HALOPHILA; HIPPOCAMPUS GUTTULATUS; SYNGNATHIDAE;

EID: 19944407458     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps291081     Document Type: Article

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