Ontogenetic movements of juvenile blacktip reef sharks: Evidence of dispersal and connectivity between coastal habitats and coral reefs

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 468-474

  Chin, A ^a   Heupel, Mr ^a,b   Simpfendorfer, Ca ^a   Tobin, Aj ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Coral; Dispersal; Fish; Fishing; Mangrove; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; FISHING; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; MANGROVE; MOVEMENT; ONTOGENY; SEAGRASS; SHARK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANTHOZOA; CARCHARHINUS MELANOPTERUS; CARCHARHINUS SPRINGERI; CHONDRICHTHYES; PISCES;

EID: 84878812371     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2349     Document Type: Article

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