Consequences of habitat disturbance and recovery to recruitment and the abundance of kelp forest fishes

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 386, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-10

  O'Connor, Kevin C ^a   Anderson, Todd W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Kelp forest; Macrocystis pyrifera; Recovery; Recruitment; Reef fishes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROWN ALGA; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; KELP FOREST; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); THINNING;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; SANTA CATALINA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; BRACHYISTIUS FRENATUS; CHROMIS PUNCTIPINNIS; MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; OXYJULIS CALIFORNICA; PARALABRAX CLATHRATUS; PISCES;

EID: 77950022194     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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