Life history patterns shape energy allocation among fishes on coral reefs

Oecologia

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-120

  Depczynski, Martial ^a   Fulton, Christopher J ^a,b   Marnane, Michael J ^c   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass productivity; Ecosystem energetics; Food webs; Growth; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; CRYPSIS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENERGETICS; ENERGY FLOW; FISH; FOOD SUPPLY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH; LIFE HISTORY; PREDATION RISK; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISHES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; OCEANS AND SEAS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; BLENNIIDAE; GOBIIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 34447631990     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0714-2     Document Type: Article

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