Habitat fragmentation, patch size, and the recruitment and abundance of kelp forest fishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 416, Issue , 2010, Pages 229-240

  Deza, Andres A ^a,b   Anderson, Todd W ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Giant kelp; Habitat fragmentation; Macrocystis pyrifera; Patch size; Recruitment; Reef fishes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FISH; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; KELP FOREST; MACROPHYTE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PATCH SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REEF; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

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

MACROCYSTIS; MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA; OXYJULIS CALIFORNICA; PARALABRAX CLATHRATUS; PISCES;

EID: 77958471342     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08784     Document Type: Article

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