Fish communities of sea-grass beds in the Lesser Antilles: Interest of their protection;l'Ichtyofaune des herbiers de phanérogames marines des antilles françaises: Intérêt de leur protection

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 253-272

  Bouchon Navaro, Yolande ^a   Bouchon, Claude ^a   Louis, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; FISHERY; SEAGRASS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GUADELOUPE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; MARTINIQUE; WINDWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

HALOPHILA; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; THALASSIA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 3042690874     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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