Spatial patterns of benthic invertebrate assemblages within atoll lagoons: Importance of habitat heterogeneity and considerations for marine protected area design in French Polynesia

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 207-217

  Pante, Eric ^a,b,c   Adjeroud, Mehdi ^b,c   Dustan, Phillip ^a   Penin, Lucie ^b,c   Schrimm, Muriel ^b,c  

^a Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c Centre de Biologie et d Ecologie Tropicale et Méditerranéenne   (French Polynesia)

Author keywords

Community structure; Coral reefs; Marine protected area; Reef habitats; Reserve design; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ATOLL; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; DESIGN METHOD; ECHINODERM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT TYPE; HETEROGENEITY; LAGOON; MARINE PARK; MOLLUSC; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO;

ANTHOZOA; ECHINODERMATA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33751566508     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2006021     Document Type: Article

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