Connectivity through ontogeny: Fish population linkages among mangrove and coral reef habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 401, Issue , 2010, Pages 245-258

  Jones, David L ^a,d   Walter, John F ^b   Brooks, Elizabeth N ^c   Serafy, Joseph E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biscayne Bay; Florida Keys; Longitudinal study; Nursery habitat; Visual survey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVITY; CORAL REEF; CORRELATION; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; MIGRATION ROUTE; MONITORING; NURSERY GROUND; ONTOGENY; PERCIFORM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); VISUAL ANALYSIS;

BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ABUDEFDUF SAXATILIS; ANTHOZOA; LUTJANUS APODUS; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPHYRAENA BARRACUDA;

EID: 77649307250     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08404     Document Type: Article

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