Fish assemblages composition and structure in three shallow habitats in north australian tropical bay, Garig Gunak Barlu national park, Northern Territory, Australia

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 449-460

  Gomelyuk, Victor E ^a  

^a ATRF   (Australia)

Author keywords

Baited underwater video surveys; Fish biodiversity and richness; Fish habitats; Micro spatial scale; Tropical fish assemblages

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GARIG GUNAK BARLU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ANTHOZOA; CARANGIDAE;

EID: 69749093432     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315408002634     Document Type: Article

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