Losing 'Nemo': Bleaching and collection appear to reduce inshore populations of anemonefishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 753-761

  Jones, A M ^a   Gardner, S ^b   Sinclair, W ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquarium; Clownfishes; Harvesting; Pomacentridae; Sea anemone

Indexed keywords

ACTINIARIA; AMPHIPRION; ANEMONE; ANTHOZOA; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 48749132972     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01969.x     Document Type: Article

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