The influence of gummy sharks, Mustelus antarcticus, on observed fish assemblage structure

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 215-222

  Klages, J ^a   Broad, A ^a   Kelaher, B P ^b   Davis, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elasmobranch; Fish species composition; Predator avoidance; Rocky reef fishes; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AVOIDANCE REACTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FISH; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDATION; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SHARK;

AUSTRALIA; BATEMANS MARINE PARK; NEW SOUTH WALES;

CHONDRICHTHYES; MUSTELUS ANTARCTICUS; PISCES;

EID: 84890968014     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10641-013-0138-2     Document Type: Article

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