Effects of artificial reefs on fish grazing in their vicinity: Evidence from algae presentation experiments

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-119

  Einbinder, Shai ^a,c   Perelberg, Amir ^a   Ben Shaprut, Oded ^a   Foucart, Marie H ^b   Shashar, Nadav ^a,c  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Algae; Artificial habitats; Eilat; Foraging; Herbivorous fish; Interaction; Red Sea; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; FLOW INTERACTIONS; OCEAN HABITATS;

ARTIFICIAL HABITATS; EILAT; FORAGING; HERBIVOROUS FISH; RED-SEA; REHABLITATION;

REEFS;

ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT RESTORATION; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENT; FISH; GRAZING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; ULVA LACTUCA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EATING; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; ULVA;

ASIA; EILAT; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PISCES; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 28444439296     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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