Progression of invasive lionfish in seagrass, mangrove and reef habitats

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 448, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-129

  Claydon, John Alexander Brightman ^a   Calosso, Marta Caterina ^a   Traiger, Sarah Beth ^a  

^a Center for Marine Resource Studies   (Turks and Caicos Islands)

Author keywords

Habitat connectivity; Invasion; Mangrove; Ontogeny; Pterois volitans; Reef; Seagrass; Turks and Caicos Islands

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FISH; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MANGROVE; ONTOGENY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SEAGRASS; SHELTER;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAICOS ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; GULF OF MEXICO; TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS;

PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 84857605365     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09534     Document Type: Article

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