The relative influence of local to regional drivers of variation in reef fishes

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 217-234

  Tuya, F ^a   Wernberg, T ^b,c   Thomsen, M S ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Australia; Diversity; Macroecology; Reef fish assemblages; Spatial patterns; Variability

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; FISH; KELP; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEFS; FISHES; KELP; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SEAWATER;

FUCALES; PISCES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 79959877535     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.03015.x     Document Type: Article

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