Cryptobenthic fish biodiversity and microhabitat use in healthy and degraded coral reefs in SE Sulawesi, Indonesia

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 433-442

  Ahmadia, Gabby N ^a   Pezold, Frank L ^a   Smith, David J ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY CORPUS CHRISTI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coral reefs; Fish; Habitat degradation; Indonesia

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; FISH; HABITAT CREATION; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 84869173667     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-012-0118-3     Document Type: Article

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