Structure, food and shade attract juvenile coral reef fish to mangrove and seagrass habitats: A field experiment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 306, Issue , 2006, Pages 257-268

  Verweij, M C ^a   Nagelkerken, I ^a   De Graaff, D ^a   Peeters, M ^a   Bakker, E J ^b   Van Der Velde, G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial mangrove roots; Artificial seagrass; Behaviour; Caribbean; Coral reef fish; Feeding habitat; Habitat utilisation; Shelter habitat

Indexed keywords

FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; MANGROVE; SEAGRASS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; EUCINOSTOMUS; HAEMULON FLAVOLINEATUM; HALOPHILA; LUTJANUS MAHOGONI; OCYURUS CHRYSURUS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA;

EID: 32644431771     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps306257     Document Type: Article

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