Microhabitat association and temporal stability in reef fish assemblages on massive Porites microatolls

Ichthyological Research

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-171

  Nanami, Atsushi ^a,b   Nishihira, Moritaka ^a,c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c MEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Microatoll; Microhabitat association; Patchy habitat; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; PORITES;

EID: 3142761708     PISSN: 13418998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10228-004-0213-y     Document Type: Article

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