Are sea snakes pertinent bio-indicators for coral reefs? a comparison between species and sites

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1985-1992

  Brischoux, François ^a,b   Bonnet, Xavier ^a   Legagneux, Pierre ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; CONSERVATION STATUS; CORAL REEF; DIET; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EEL; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PREDATOR; SNAKE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ANTHOZOA; CONGRIDAE; HYDROPHIIDAE; LATICAUDA; MURAENIDAE; OPHICHTHIDAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 70349878537     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1229-7     Document Type: Article

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