Community structure of coral reef fishes in el quadim bay (el quseir, egyptian red sea coast)

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-98

  Kochzius, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ichthyofauna; Multivariate statistics; Reef fauna; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; FISH; ICHTHYOFAUNA; MARINE PARK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; QUADIM BAY; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; RED SEA COAST;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 38849207721     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2007.10638251     Document Type: Article

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