Effects of different disturbance types on butterflyfish communities of Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 461-471

  Emslie, M J ^a   Pratchett, M S ^b   Cheal, A J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Butterflyfishes; Coral reefs; Disturbances; Great Barrier Reef

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SAMPLING; TELEOST;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ANTHOZOA; ASTEROIDEA; CHAETODONTIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 79955917856     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-011-0730-x     Document Type: Article

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