Seagrass beds and mangroves as potential nurseries for the threatened Indo-Pacific humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus and Caribbean rainbow parrotfish, Scarus guacamaia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-282

  Dorenbosch, M ^a   Grol, M G G ^a   Nagelkerken, I ^a   Van Der Velde, G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conservation; Coral reef fishes; Mangroves; Nursery; Seagrass beds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MANGROVE; NURSERY GROUND; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; CHEILINUS UNDULATUS; HALOPHILA; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCARUS GUACAMAIA;

EID: 31444442960     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.10.032     Document Type: Article

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