Baseline Assessment of High-latitude Coral Reef Fish Communities in Southern Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-69

  Floros, C ^a   Schleyer, M H ^a   Maggs, J Q ^a   Celliers, L ^b  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

high latitude coral reefs; monitoring; Western Indian Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BASELINE SURVEY; CORAL REEF; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ICHTHYOFAUNA; LATITUDE; MONITORING; PERCIFORM; PLANKTIVORE; SCUBA DIVING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN (WEST); SOUTHERN AFRICA;

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CHAETODONTIDAE; CHROMIS DIMIDIATA; LABRIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; PARAPRIACANTHUS; POMACENTRIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 84862206760     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2012.673284     Document Type: Article

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