Influence of marine reserves on reef fish recruitment in the upper Florida Keys

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 641-652

  Sponaugle, S ^a   Walter, K D ^a   Grorud Colvert, K ^b   Paddack, M J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Santa Barbara City College   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef fish; Juvenile recruitment; Predation; Spatial management

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANNUAL VARIATION; BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; FISH; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; JUVENILE; MARINE PARK; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REFUGE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; CALLOGOBIUS ATRATUS; CORYPHOPTERUS; GNATHOLEPIS THOMPSONI; GOBIIDAE; SCARIDAE; STEGASTES PARTITUS; THALASSOMA BIFASCIATUM;

EID: 84865648968     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0915-y     Document Type: Article

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