Geomorphometric patterns of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregation sites in the Cayman Islands

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-245

  Kobara, Shinichi ^a   Heyman, William D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom morphology; Geomorphometry; Nassau grouper; Spawning aggregation; The Cayman Islands

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FISH; HABITAT SELECTION; MORPHOMETRY; SHELF BREAK; SPAWNING POPULATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES;

EPINEPHELUS STRIATUS;

EID: 57449083387     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410802466397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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