Effects of larger heterospecifics and Structural refuge on the survival of a coral reef fish, Thalassoma hardwicke

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 407, Issue , 2010, Pages 197-207

  Geange, Shane W ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competition; Habitat complexity; Labroid; Reef fish; Structural refuge

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; PERCIFORM; REFUGE; SURVIVAL;

MOOREA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ANTHOZOA; GOMPHOSUS VARIUS; PISCES; PSEUDOCHEILINUS HEXATAENIA; THALASSOMA HARDWICKE;

EID: 77954109592     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08569     Document Type: Article

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