Fish and coral community structure are related on shallow water patch reefs near San Salvador, Bahamas

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 365-374

  Walter, Ryan P ^a   Haynes, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; FISH; PATCHINESS; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; SAN SALVADOR [BAHAMAS];

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 33750529929     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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