Multi-scale recruitment patterns and effects on local population size of a temperate reef fish

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1271-1286

  Fontes, J ^a   Caselle, J E ^b   Afonso, P ^a   Santos, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azores; Coris julis; Recruitment; Reef fish; Spatial and temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CORAL REEF; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; CORAL REEFS; PERCIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANTHOZOA; CORIS JULIS;

EID: 70449365624     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02363.x     Document Type: Article

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