Coral degradation and the structure of tropical reef fish communities

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 333, Issue , 2007, Pages 243-248

  Feary, David A ^a   Almany, Glenn R ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a   McCormick, Mark I ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral association; Coral health; Coral reef fishes; Disturbance; Pocillopora damicornis; Seriatopora hystrix

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; DEGRADATION; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; OBLIGATE BEHAVIOR; PREDATION;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ASTEROIDEA; PISCES; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SERIATOPORA HYSTRIX;

EID: 34247131292     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps333243     Document Type: Article

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