Use of intertidal mangrove and sea wall habitats by coral reef fishes in the Wakatobi Marine Park, Indonesia

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-124

  Weis, Judith S ^a   Weis, Peddrick ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish; Habitat; Jetty; Mangrove; Sea wall; Site fidelity

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CHAETODON VAGABUNDUS; CHRYSIPTERA CAERULEOLINEATA; MURAENIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; PTEROIS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPHAERAMIA;

EID: 49749113251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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