Variance in reef spatial structure masks density dependence in coral-reef fish populations on natural versus artificial reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Overholtzer McLeod, Karen L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Density dependence; Emigration; Habitat heterogeneity; Halichoeres garnoti; Mortality; Population regulation; Predation

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EMIGRATION; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT STRUCTURE; POPULATION REGULATION; PREDATION RISK; SPATIAL VARIATION;

ANTHOZOA; HALICHOERES; HALICHOERES GARNOTI; PISCES;

EID: 4444373254     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps276269     Document Type: Article

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