Effects of habitat modification on coastal fish assemblages

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1674-1687

  Wen, C K C ^a   Pratchett, M S ^a   Shao, K T ^b   Kan, K P ^b   Chan, B K K ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Breakwaters; Disturbance; Habitat degradation; Structural complexity; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DENSITY; TAIWAN;

ABUDEFDUF; LABRIDAE; MULLIDAE; PARAPRIACANTHUS; PARUPENEUS INDICUS; PEMPHERIDAE; PEMPHERIS OUALENSIS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; STETHOJULIS; THALASSOMA;

EID: 78449273473     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02809.x     Document Type: Article

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