Seagrass patch size affects fish responses to edges

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Smith, Timothy M ^a,b   Hindell, Jeremy S ^a,c   Jenkins, Greg P ^a,d   Connolly, Rod M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Victorian Marine Science Consortium   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Fish; Landscape structure; Patch size; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PATCH SIZE; SEAGRASS; TELEOST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; TIME; ZOSTERACEAE;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; ZOSTERACEAE;

ANIMALIA; GOBIIDAE; NESOGOBIUS; STIGMATOPORA NIGRA;

EID: 72449177491     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01605.x     Document Type: Article

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