Mangrove removal in the belize cays: Effects on mangrove-associated fish assemblages in the intertidal and subtidal

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 879-890

  Taylor, D Scott ^a   Reyier, Eric A ^b   Davis, William P ^c   McIvor, Carole C ^d  

^a Brevard County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program   (United States)

^b DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies ^*  (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MANGROVE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; STANN CREEK; TWIN CAYS;

ATHERINIDAE; CLUPEIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 34547149578     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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