Ichthyofauna of the rocky coastal littoral of the Israeli Mediterranean, with reference to the paucity of Red Sea (Lessepsian) migrants in this habitat

Marine Biology Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 333-341

  Golani, Daniel ^a   Reef Motro, Ruth ^b   Ekshtein, Shiri ^a   Baranes, Albert ^c   Diamant, Ariel ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Lessepsian migration; Mediterranean; Rocky ichthyofauna

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; RECOLONIZATION; SPAWNING GROUND;

AFRICA; ASIA; CENTRAL DISTRICT; EGYPT; EURASIA; GULF OF SUEZ; HABONIM BEACH; HAIFA [ISRAEL]; INDIAN OCEAN; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [ISRAEL]; MIDDLE EAST; MIKHMORET; NORTH AFRICA; NORTHERN DISTRICT; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; ROSH HANIKRA; SUEZ CANAL;

EID: 36248965688     PISSN: 17451000     EISSN: 17451019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451000701635110     Document Type: Article

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