Primacy of seascape connectivity effects in structuring coral reef fish assemblages

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 462, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-203

  Olds, Andrew D ^a   Connolly, Rod M ^a   Pitt, Kylie A ^a   Maxwell, Paul S ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fish; Landscape; Mangrove; Nursery; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BAY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPLEXITY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MANGROVE; MARINE PARK; NURSERY GROUND; RESERVE DESIGN; SEAGRASS;

AUSTRALIA; MORETON BAY; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84865420442     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09849     Document Type: Article

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