Estimating the patch size of larval fishes during colonization on coral reefs

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1142-1146

  Lecchini, D ^a,b,f   Dufour, V ^c   Carleton, J ^d   Strand, S ^e   Galzin, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b Ctr Rech Insulaires Observ l'E   (French Polynesia)

^c AquaFish Technology Inc   (France)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^e Richard B Gump S Pac Res Station   (French Polynesia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coral reef fishes; Crest net; Larval distribution; Moorea Island; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CORAL REEF; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LARVA; PATCH SIZE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MOOREA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 5144226046     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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