Interactive effects of interspecific competition and microhabitat on early post-settlement survival in a coral reef fish

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 265-274

  Bonin, M C ^a   Srinivasan, M ^a   Almany, G R ^a   Jones, G P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric competition; Habitat specialization; Microhabitat complexity; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROHABITAT; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; SPECIALIZATION; SURVIVORSHIP;

KIMBE BAY; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; WEST NEW BRITAIN;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; CALLISTEMON; CHRYSIPTERA PARASEMA; DASCYLLUS MELANURUS; PISCES; POCILLOPORA; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 59449105339     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0451-y     Document Type: Article

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