Spatial variation and effects of habitat on temperate reef fish assemblages in northeastern New Zealand

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 305, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-221

  Anderson, Marti J ^a   Millar, Russell B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hierarchical experimental design; Kelp forest; Multivariate analysis; Temperate reef fish; Urchin grazing; Variance components

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; REEF; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE; BODIANUS; BODIANUS UNIMACULATUS; CHEILODACTYLUS; CHEILODACTYLUS SPECTABILIS; CHIRONEMUS; CHIRONEMUS MARMORATUS; CHROMIS; CHROMIS DISPILUS; CORIS SANDEYERI; ECKLONIA; EVECHINUS CHLOROTICUS; GIRELLA TRICUSPIDATA; KYPHOSUS; KYPHOSUS SYDNEYANUS; NEMADACTYLUS; NEMADACTYLUS DOUGLASII; NOTOLABRUS; NOTOLABRUS CELIDOTUS; NOTOLABRUS FUCICOLA; ODAX; ODAX PULLUS; PARMA ALBOSCAPULARIS; PISCES; PSEUDOLABRUS; PSEUDOLABRUS MILES; RHODOPHYTA; SCORPIS; SCORPIS VIOLACEUS; TRACHURUS; UPENEICHTHYS; UPENEICHTHYS LINEATUS;

EID: 2642581066     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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