Worst case scenario: Potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 96, Issue 10-11, 2013, Pages 1151-1157

  Albins, Mark A ^a   Hixon, Mark A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Biotic resistance; Coral reef fishes; Ecological release; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FECUNDITY; ICHTHYOFAUNA; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURAL ENEMY; OVERFISHING; PREDATOR; TELEOST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; PTEROIS; PTEROIS VOLITANS;

EID: 84884411921     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-011-9795-1     Document Type: Article

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