Influence of predation risk and food supply on nocturnal fish foraging distributionsalong a mangrove-seagrass ecotone

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 414, Issue , 2010, Pages 223-235

  Hammerschlag, Neil ^a,b   Heithaus, Michael R ^c   Serafy, Joseph E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; EDGE EFFECT; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MANGROVE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PERCIFORM; PREDATION RISK; SAMPLING; SEAGRASS; SHARK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAXONOMY;

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

CHONDRICHTHYES; HAEMULON SCIURUS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; PISCES;

EID: 77957737307     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08731     Document Type: Article

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