Fish assemblages on sunken vessels and natural reefs in southeast Florida, USA

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 580, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 157-171

  Arena, P T ^a,b,c   Jordan, L K B ^a,c   Spieler, R E ^a,b,c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Guy Harvey Research Institute   (United States)

^c National Coral Reef Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Coral reef; Habitat; Vessel

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; REEFS; SHIPS;

ARTIFICIAL REEFS; CORAL REEF;

FISH;

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL REEF; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; VESSEL;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; HAEMULIDAE; LABRIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 33947528332     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0456-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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