Are non-estuarine mangroves connected to coral reefs through fish migration?

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 595-607

  Nagelkerken, Ivan ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL REEF; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; MANGROVE; MIGRATION; NURSERY GROUND; PERCIFORM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; HAEMULIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCARIDAE; SCARUS GUACAMAIA;

EID: 34547145272     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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