Invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans reduce recruitment of Atlantic coral-reef fishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 367, Issue , 2008, Pages 233-238

  Albins, Mark A ^a   Hixon, Mark A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community interactions; Invasive species; Marine fishes; Piscivory; Predation

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PISCIVORY; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 53949091440     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07620     Document Type: Article

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