Movement, habitat utilization and behaviour of coral trout Plectropomus leopardus during and after the reproductive period on the southern Great Barrier Reef

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 496, Issue , 2014, Pages 33-45

  Bunt, C M ^a   Kingsford, M J ^b  

^a Biotactic Inc   (Canada)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat preference; Habitat requirements; Marine protected area; Movement; Plectropomus leopardus; Serranidae; Ultrasonic telemetry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOENERGETICS; BREEDING SEASON; COASTAL LAGOON; CORAL; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARINE PARK; MOVEMENT; PERCIFORM; RADIOTELEMETRY; TAGGING; TRACKING; ULTRASONICS;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; ONE TREE ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84893398822     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10645     Document Type: Article

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