The relationship of reef fish densities to the proximity of mangrove and seagrass nurseries

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-48

  Dorenbosch, M ^a   Van Riel, M C ^a   Nagelkerken, I ^a   Van Der Velde, G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Juveniles; Mangrove swamps; Migration; Nursery grounds; Seagrasses

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FISH; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MIGRATION; NURSERY GROUND; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CURACAO; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA; HAEMULON; HAEMULON SCIURUS; HALOPHILA; LUTJANUS ANALIS; LUTJANUS APODUS; LUTJANUS MAHOGANI; LUTJANUS MAHOGONI; OCYURUS CHRYSURUS; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCARUS; SCARUS COERULEUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SPHYRAENA; SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA;

EID: 2342533887     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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