Fish-environment associations in the coastal waters of Andros Island, The Bahamas

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-236

  Nero, Vanessa L ^a   Sealey, Kathleen Sullivan ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic flora fauna interactions; Detrended canonical correspondence analysis; Fish habitat relationships

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BENTHOS; COASTAL WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISHERY BY ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDROS; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

BATOPHORA OERSTEDII; CRUSTACEA; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 33646453783     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-006-0017-1     Document Type: Article

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