Coral reef fishes exploit flow refuges in high-flow habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 360, Issue , 2008, Pages 219-226

  Johansen, J L ^a   Bellwood, D R ^a   Fulton, C J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Current; Energetics; Fish; Flow avoidance; Microhabitat use; Shelter; Swimming; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; CURRENT; ENERGETICS; FLATFISH; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFUGE; RESOURCE USE; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; WAVE ENERGY;

ANTHOZOA; CHRYSIPTERA; HALICHOERES MARGARITACEUS; PISCES; POMACENTRUS CHRYSURUS;

EID: 46949097126     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07482     Document Type: Article

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