Initial and mid-term impacts of cyclone Erica on coral reef fish communities and habitat in the South Lagoon Marine Park of New Caledonia

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1229-1236

  Wantiez, Laurent ^a   Chateau, Olivier ^a   Le Mouellic, Soazig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHOS; BIOMASS; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; CYCLONE; FISH; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVEY;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ACANTHURIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; ERICA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748180133     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315406014238     Document Type: Review

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