Consequences of patch reef spacing for density-dependent mortality of coral-reef fishes

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1017-1026

  Overholtzer McLeod, Karen L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Density dependent mortality; Habitat spacing; Population regulation; Predation; Spatial structure

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; MORTALITY RISK; PATCH DYNAMICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SHELLFISH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FISH; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; FISHES; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; CEPHALOPHOLIS FULVA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; HALICHOERES GARNOTI; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; STEGASTES LEUCOSTICTUS;

EID: 33646149165     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1017:COPRSF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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