Structure of a Mediterranean cryptobenthic fish community and its relationships with habitat characteristics

Marine Biology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-167

  La Mesa, G ^a   Di Muccio, S ^a   Vacchi, M ^a  

^a ICRAM   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE PARK; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; USTICA;

ALGAE; ANEMONIA VIRIDIS; BLENNIIDAE; GOBIESOCIDAE; GOBIIDAE; GOBIUS BUCCHICHI; LIPOPHRYS TRIGLOIDES; PISCES; SCORPAENA MADERENSIS; SCORPAENIDAE; TRIPTERYGIIDAE; TRIPTERYGION DELAISI;

EID: 33646481322     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-005-0194-z     Document Type: Article

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