Relevance of cryptic fishes in biodiversity assessments: A case study at Buck Island Reef National Monument, St. Croix

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-48

  Smith Vaniz, William F ^a   Jelks, Howard L ^a   Rocha, Luiz A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FISH;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BUCK ISLAND; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT CROIX; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 33748057810     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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