Community structure of temperate reef fishes in kelp-dominated subtidal habitats of northern Chile

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1069-1085

  Pérez Matus, Alejandro ^a,e   Ferry Graham, Lara A ^b,c   Cea, Alfredo ^d   Vásquez, Julio A ^a  

^a Universidad Católica del Norte   (Chile)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^d Victoria University of Wellington ^*  (Chile)

^e VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diversity; Fish assemblage; Kelp beds; Visual census

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROALGA; MICROHABITAT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES;

EID: 37149022237     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF06200     Document Type: Article

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