Relative predation risk for fishes along a subtropical mangrove-seagrass ecotone

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 401, Issue , 2010, Pages 259-267

  Hammerschlag, Neil ^a   Morgan, Annie B ^a   Serafy, Joseph E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Grunt; Porgy; Predators; Proximity gradient; Shark; Snapper

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; ECOTONE; EDGE EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MANGROVE; PERCIFORM; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR; SEAGRASS; SHARK;

BISCAYNE BAY; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; LAGODON; LAGODON RHOMBOIDES; PISCES;

EID: 77649289534     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08449     Document Type: Article

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