Physiological tolerance to hyperthermia and hypoxia and effects on species richness and distribution of rockpool fishes of Loggerhead Key, Dry Tortugas National Park

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 371, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-162

  Rummer, J L ^a   Fangue, N A ^a   Jordan, H L ^a   Tiffany, B N ^a   Blansit, K J ^a   Galleher, S ^a   Kirkpatrick, A ^a   Kizlauskas, A A ^a   Pomory, C M ^a   Bennett, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic specialist; CTM; Marginal habitats; Oxygen tolerance; Reef fish biodiversity; Thermal tolerance

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEXITY; CORAL REEF; HYPOXIA; ICHTHYOFAUNA; NATIONAL PARK; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; ROCK POOL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; WATER QUALITY;

ANTHOZOA; BATHYGOBIUS SOPORATOR; CARETTA CARETTA; HAEMULON FLAVOLINEATUM; LUTJANUS APODUS; PISCES; STEGASTES VARIABILIS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 62949178464     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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