Movement of fishes (Grunts: Haemulidae) across the coral reef seascape: A review of scales, patterns and processes

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 304-316

  Appeldoorn, R S ^a   Aguilar Perera, A ^b   Bouwmeester, B L K ^a   Dennis, G D ^c   Hill, R L ^d   Merten, W ^a   Recksiek, C W ^e   Williams, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office   (Mexico)

^d Southeast Fisheries Science Center   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Coral reef ecosystems; Grunts; Haemulon; Migration

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CORAL REEF; PERCIFORM; POPULATION ECOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ANTHOZOA; HAEMULIDAE; HAEMULON; PISCES;

EID: 79951565013     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v45i2.a16     Document Type: Article

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