Mangroves and seagrass beds do not enhance growth of early juveniles of a coral reef fish

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 366, Issue , 2008, Pages 137-146

  Grol, Monique G G ^a   Dorenbosch, Martijn ^a   Kokkelmans, Eva M G ^a   Nagelkerken, Ivan ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diet composition; Food availability; Growth rates; Haemulon flavolineatum; Mangrove seagrass nurseries; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MANGROVE; NURSERY GROUND; PREDATION RISK; SEAGRASS; STOMACH CONTENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; COPEPODA; HAEMULON FLAVOLINEATUM; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 53549126048     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07509     Document Type: Article

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