Grouper and snapper movements and habitat use in Dry Tortugas, Florida

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 433, Issue , 2011, Pages 169-184

  Farmer, Nicholas A ^a,b   Ault, Jerald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Southeast Regional Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic tracking; Coral reef fishes; Home range; Marine reserves; Movement patterns; Snapper grouper complex

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CORAL REEF; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MARINE PARK; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOVEMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PERCIFORM; RANGE SIZE; ULTRASONICS;

DRY TORTUGAS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; EPINEPHELINAE; EPINEPHELUS MORIO; LUTJANIDAE; LUTJANUS ANALIS; LUTJANUS GRISEUS; MYCTEROPERCA BONACI; OCYURUS CHRYSURUS; PISCES;

EID: 79960538829     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09198     Document Type: Article

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