Assessing the diversity and abundances of larvae and juveniles of coral reef fish: A synthesis of six sampling techniques

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-371

  Carassou, Laure ^a   Mellin, Camille ^a   Ponton, Dominique ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Coral reef fish; Juveniles; Larvae; Light traps; Plankton net; Rotenone poisoning; Sampling; Seine net

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL LAGOON; CORAL REEF; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; INSECTICIDE; JUVENILE; LARVA; PERCIFORM; POISONING; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ANTHOZOA; GOBIIDAE; LABRIDAE; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 59149093810     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9492-3     Document Type: Article

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