Configuration of small patch reefs and population abundance of a resident reef fish in a complex coral reef landscape

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 575-581

  Hattori, Akihisa ^a   Kobayashi, Miyako ^b  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nature Conservation Educators Association Sakishima   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral bommies; Direct observations; Enlarged aerial photograph; Micro landscape structure; NHI Image J

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT USE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE; PATCH SIZE; SOFTWARE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ISHIGAKI; JAPAN; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS; SHIRAHO REEF;

ACTINIARIA; AMPHIPRION FRENATUS; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; ENTACMAEA QUADRICOLOR;

EID: 34347266168     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0054-4     Document Type: Article

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