Individual-based analyses reveal limited functional overlap in a coral reef fish community

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 661-670

  Brandl, Simon J ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community ecology; Ecosystem function; Eltonian niche; Functional diversity; Functional group; Herbivory; Niche partitioning; Siganidae

Indexed keywords

ACANTHURIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SIGANIDAE;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; HERBIVORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; HERBIVORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUEENSLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84898543761     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12171     Document Type: Article

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