Ecological versatility and the decline of coral feeding fishes following climate driven coral mortality

Marine Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 119-127

  Graham, Nicholas A J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SELECTION; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIALIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY; CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; LOBOPHYLLIA; PISCES; POCILLOPORA; PORITES;

EID: 36448953487     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-007-0786-x     Document Type: Article

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