Habitat dynamics, marine reserve status, and the decline and recovery of coral reef fish communities

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 337-354

  Williamson, David H ^a   Ceccarelli, Daniela M ^a   Evans, Richard D ^b,c   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a   Russ, Garry R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Parks and Wildlife ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef community dynamics; Disturbance; Great Barrier Reef; Marine reserves; Plectropomus spp

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894074530     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.934     Document Type: Article

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