Density-dependent habitat selection and the ideal free distribution in marine fish spatial dynamics: Considerations and cautions

Fish and Fisheries

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 141-152

  Shepherd, Travis D ^a   Litvak, Matthew K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Density dependent habitat selection; Ideal free distribution; Marine fish; Scale; Spatial distribution; Spatial dynamics

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT SELECTION; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 2942556939     PISSN: 14672960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2004.00143.x     Document Type: Review

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