Declines in the abundance of Chaetodon butterflyfishes following extensive coral depletion

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1269-1280

  Pratchett, M S ^a   Wilson, S K ^b,c   Baird, A H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthaster planci; Bleaching; Coral reef fishes; Dietary specialization; Disturbance; Resource depletion

Indexed keywords

CORAL BLEACHING; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; POPULATION DECLINE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND; TRUNK REEF;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ANTHOZOA; CHAETODON; CHAETODON AUREOFASCIATUS; CHAETODON AURIGA; CHAETODON BARONESSA; CHAETODON CITRINELLUS; CHAETODON LUNULATUS; CHAETODON MELANNOTUS; CHAETODON PLEBEIUS; CHAETODON RAINFORDI; CHAETODON TRIFASCIALIS; CHAETODON VAGABUNDUS; CHAETODONTIDAE; PISCES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33750580875     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01161.x     Document Type: Article

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