Patterns of seagrass biomass removal by two temperate Australian fishes (Monacanthidae)

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 408-417

  Wressnig, Anna ^a,b   Booth, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily ration; Epiphytes; Grazing; Posidonia australis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EPIPHYTE; GRAZING; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; SEAGRASS; TELEOST;

MEUSCHENIA FREYCINETI; MEUSCHENIA TRACHYLEPIS; MONACANTHIDAE; PISCES; POSIDONIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 44949175056     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF07209     Document Type: Article

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