Human impacts on residency behaviour of spangled emperor, Lethrinus nebulosus, in a marine protected area, as determined by acoustic telemetry

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 825-829

  Chateau, Olivier ^a   Wantiez, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Human impacts; Lethrinus nebulosus; Marine protected area; Residency behaviour; Spangled emperor

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOTELEMETRY; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE PARK; MOORING SYSTEM; WIND VELOCITY;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

LETHRINUS NEBULOSUS;

EID: 46049112035     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408001434     Document Type: Article

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