Fish-habitat associations across multiple spatial scales

Coral Reefs

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-244

  Chittaro, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fish habitat associations; Reef fish; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT; ICHTHYOFAUNA; REEF; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; SAINT CROIX; TAGUE BAY; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ALGAE; AMPHIROA; AMPHIROA RIGIDA; ANTHOZOA; HALIMEDA; HALIMEDA INCRASSATA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 4043089834     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-004-0376-z     Document Type: Article

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