Wave energy and spatial variability in community structure of small cryptic coral reef fishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 303, Issue , 2005, Pages 283-293

  Depczynski, Martial ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blenniidae; Community ecology; Cryptic; Distribution; Gobiidae; Habitat; Reef fish; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPATIAL VARIATION; WAVE ENERGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LIZARD ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; BLENNIIDAE; GOBIIDAE; PISCES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 29244484474     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps303283     Document Type: Article

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