Community structure and diet of roving herbivorous reef fishes in the Abrolhos Archipelago, south-western Atlantic

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1533-1551

  Ferreira, C E L ^a   Goncalves J E A ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abrolhos Archipelago; Community structure; Fish diet; Herbivorous reef fishes; Substratum diversity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DATA ACQUISITION; DIETARY SHIFT; REEF;

ABROLHOS ARCHIPELAGO; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACANTHURIDAE; ACANTHURUS COERULEUS; ALGAE; KYPHOSIDAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PISCES; SCARIDAE;

EID: 33750586739     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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