Predation, habitat complexity, and variation in density-dependent mortality of temperate reef fishes

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1179-1188

  Johnson, Darren W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Functional response; Habitat complexity; Mortality; Predation; Predator facilitation; Recruitment limitation; Sebastes

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HABITAT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FISHES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PISCES; SCORPAENIDAE; SEBASTES; SEBASTES PAUCISPINIS;

EID: 33646751428     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1179:PHCAVI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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