Regional-scale variation in the distribution and abundance of farming damselfishes on Australia's Great Barrier Reef

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1293-1304

  Emslie, M J ^a   Logan, M ^a   Ceccarelli, D M ^b   Cheal, A J ^a   Hoey, A S ^c,d   Miller, I ^a   Sweatman, H P A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b James Cook University ^*  (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FIELD SURVEY; FISH CULTURE; JUVENILE; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 84860634207     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1910-0     Document Type: Article

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