Habitat degradation modifies the strength of interspecific competition in coral dwelling damselfishes

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3056-3067

  Boström Einarsson, Lisa ^a   Bonin, Mary C ^a   Munday, Philip L ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agonistic behavior; Chrysiptera parasema; Coral reef fishes; Damselfish; Dascyllus melanurus; Density dependence; Habitat degradation; Habitat loss; Interspecific competition; Intraspecific competition

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; CORAL REEF; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DOMINANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PLANKTIVORE;

ANTHOZOA; CHRYSIPTERA PARASEMA; DASCYLLUS MELANURUS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 84908246108     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1345.1     Document Type: Article

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