Development of benthic and fish assemblages on artificial reef materials compared to adjacent natural reef assemblages in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-70

  Thanner, Sara E ^a   McIntosh, Timothy L ^a   Blair, Stephen M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Resources Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; BENTHOS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ICHTHYOFAUNA;

BAL HARBOUR; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32044466911     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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