Edge effects and patch size in seagrass landscapes: An experimental test using fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 319, Issue , 2006, Pages 93-102

  Jelbart, Jane E ^a,c   Ross, Pauline M ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial seagrass units; Edge effects; Fish; Fragmentation; Patch size; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; FRAGMENTATION; PATCH SIZE; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; PITTWATER ESTUARY;

ZOSTERA CAPRICORNI;

EID: 33748977613     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps319093     Document Type: Article

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