Spatial variability of fish fauna in sheltered and exposed shallow rocky reefs from a recently established Mediterranean Marine Protected Area

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 277-287

  Pais, A ^a   Azzurro, E ^b   Guidetti, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asinara Island; Coastal exposure; Fish assemblages; Mediterranean Sea; Spatial variability; Visual census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FISH; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PLANKTIVORY; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASINARA NATIONAL PARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SARDINIA; SASSARI; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LABRIDAE; MUGILIDAE; SERRANIDAE; SPARIDAE;

EID: 34547781821     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000701456984     Document Type: Article

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