Effects of invasive Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans versus a native predator on Bahamian coral-reef fish communities

Biological Invasions

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-43

  Albins, Mark A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Coral reefs; Invasive species; Marine fishes; Piscivory; Predation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NATIVE SPECIES; PISCIVORE; PISCIVORY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SPECIES RICHNESS; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; CEPHALOPHOLIS FULVA; EPINEPHELINAE; PISCES; PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 84870838405     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-012-0266-1     Document Type: Article

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