Colonisation of artificial mangroves by reef fishes in a marine seascape

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 417-422

  Nagelkerken, I ^a   Faunce, C H ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; coral reefs; Cura ao; habitat selection; mangroves; nursery grounds

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CORAL REEF; FISH; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HABITAT SELECTION; MANGROVE; NURSERY GROUND; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CURACAO; LESSER ANTILLES; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 34748926353     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.05.030     Document Type: Article

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