Edge effects in patchy seagrass landscapes: The role of predation in determining fish distribution

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 399, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-16

  Smith, Timothy M ^a,b   Hindell, Jeremy S ^b,c   Jenkins, Gregory P ^b,d   Connolly, Rod M ^e   Keough, Michael J ^b  

^a Victorian Marine Science Consortium   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heterozostera nigricaulis; King George whiting; Pipefish; Port Phillip Bay; Tethering; Video sampling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; EDGE EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PATCHINESS; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SALMONID; SEAGRASS; SURVIVAL; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VIDEOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; PORT PHILLIP BAY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ARRIPIS; ARRIPIS TRUTTA; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; HETEROZOSTERA NIGRICAULIS; SILLAGINODES PUNCTATA; STIGMATOPORA; TETRACTENOS GLABER;

EID: 79952478954     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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