Ontogenetic patterns of habitat use by reef-fish in a Marine Protected Area network: A multi-scaled remote sensing and in situ approach

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 365, Issue , 2008, Pages 217-232

  Ortiz, Delisse M ^a   Tissot, Brian N ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquarium fish; Coral reefs; Habitat mapping; Habitat use; Marine Protected Area network; Ontogenetic patterns

Indexed keywords

AQUARIUM; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY; MAPPING; MARINE PARK; ONTOGENY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REMOTE SENSING; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES COMPRESSA; ZEBRASOMA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 52249120954     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07492     Document Type: Article

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