The effects of seafloor habitat complexity on survival of juvenile fishes: Species-specific interactions with structural refuge

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 335, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-176

  Scharf, Frederick S ^a   Manderson, John P ^b   Fabrizio, Mary C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b NMFS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Foraging tactics; Habitat complexity; Juvenile survival; Mobile fishing gear; Prey vulnerability

Indexed keywords

FISH; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REFUGE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; SURVIVAL;

CENTROPRISTIS STRIATA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; PRIONOTUS EVOLANS; PSEUDOPLEURONECTES AMERICANUS; STENOTOMUS CHRYSOPS;

EID: 33745659658     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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