What Drives Ontogenetic Niche Shifts of Fishes in Coral Reef Ecosystems?

Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 783-796

  Kimirei, I A ^a,b   Nagelkerken, I ^a,c   Trommelen, M ^a   Blankers, P ^a   van Hoytema, N ^a   Hoeijmakers, D ^a   Huijbers, C M ^a,d   Mgaya, Y D ^e   Rypel, A L ^f  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^f VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coral reef; food abundance; growth; mangrove; seagrass; survival; trade offs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CORAL REEF; DIET; FISH; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITOR; JUVENILE; MANGROVE; NICHE OVERLAP; ONTOGENY; PREDATION RISK; REFUGIUM; SEAGRASS; SEXUAL MATURITY; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY; TRADE-OFF;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 84880265665     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-013-9645-4     Document Type: Article

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