Retention of habitat complexity minimizes disassembly of reef fish communities following disturbance: A large-scale natural experiment

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Emslie, Michael J ^a   Cheal, Alistair J ^a   Johns, Kerryn A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COMMUNITY; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; HABITAT COMPLEXITY; HABITAT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SYNECOLOGY; TROUT; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEFS; FISHES;

EID: 84913539367     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105384     Document Type: Article

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