Effects of epibiota on assemblages of fish associated with urban structures

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 332, Issue , 2007, Pages 201-210

  Clynick, B G ^a,b   Chapman, M G ^a   Underwood, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biogenic habitat; Epibiota; Fish; Urban structures

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL SUBSTRATE; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EPIBIONT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MARINA; RECRUITMENT; SESSILE SPECIES; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY HARBOUR;

ALGAE; ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 34047135476     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps332201     Document Type: Article

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