Ontogenetic habitat use by mangrove/seagrass-associated coral reef fishes shows flexibility in time and space

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-58

  Kimirei, Ismael A ^a,b   Nagelkerken, Ivan ^a   Griffioen, Ben ^a   Wagner, Coen ^a   Mgaya, Yunus D ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Lethrinus; Lutjanus; Ontogenetic habitat shifts; Siganus; Tanzania; Tropical coastal habitats

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CICHLID; COASTAL WATER; CORAL REEF; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; LIFE CYCLE; MANGROVE; MUDFLAT; ONTOGENY; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

TANZANIA;

ANTHOZOA; LETHRINUS; LETHRINUS HARAK; LETHRINUS LENTJAN; LUTJANUS; LUTJANUS FULVIFLAMMA; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SIGANUS; SIGANUS SUTOR;

EID: 79952068917     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.12.016     Document Type: Article

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