Growth of reef fishes in response to live coral cover

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Feary, David A ^a,b   McCormick, Mark I ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b United Nations University International Network on Water Environment and Health   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Coral cover; Coral reef; Coral reef fish; Growth; Physiology; Pomacentridae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; GAPE LIMITATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PERSISTENCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

ANTHOZOA; CHRYSIPTERA PARASEMA; DASCYLLUS MELANURUS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 67349093837     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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