Connectivity in reef fish assemblages between seagrass and coral reef habitats

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-77

  Campbell, Stuart J ^a   Kartawijaya, Tasrif ^a   Sabarini, Etwin K ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society Bogor   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Habitat linkages; Indonesia; Reef fish; Seagrass; Trophic groups

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 79960709996     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00352     Document Type: Article

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