Effects of habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales on fish community assembly

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-168

  Yeager, Lauren A ^a   Layman, Craig A ^a   Allgeier, Jacob E ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Assembly rules; Habitat patch; Landscape ecology; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL REEF; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FISH; HABITAT LOSS; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SEAGRASS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAHAMAS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

ANIMALS; BAHAMAS; BODY SIZE; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; HYDROCHARITACEAE;

PISCES;

EID: 80051606368     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1959-3     Document Type: Article

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