Environmental influences on the replenishment of lizardfish (family Synodontidae) in Caribbean Panama

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 737-750

  Lemberget, T ^a   McCormick, M I ^a   Wilson, D T ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Larvae; Recruitment; Supply; Temperature; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DATA ACQUISITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FISH; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANTHOZOA; SAURIDA BRASILIENSIS; SAURIDA SUSPICIO; SYNODONTIDAE; SYNODUS FOETENS; SYNODUS INTERMEDIUS; SYNODUS POEYI;

EID: 70349981893     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0489-5     Document Type: Article

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