Structure of reef fish communities in the littoral of Colima, Mexico

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-75

  Chávez Comparan, Juan C ^a   Macías Zamora, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE LA PESCA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abundance indices; Coral reef; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; DENSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAMILIA; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEA POLLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CARANGIDAE; CHROMIS ATRILOBATA; HAEMULIDAE; HAEMULON MACULICAUDA; LABRIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; POMACENTRIDAE; PRIONURUS PUNCTATUS; STEGASTES ACAPULCOENSIS; THALASSOMA LUCASANUM;

EID: 33644507102     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.65.75     Document Type: Article

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