Spatial distribution of surgeonfish and parrotfish in the north sector of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System

Marine Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 432-446

  Hernández Landa, Roberto C ^a   Acosta González, Gilberto ^a   Núñez Lara, Enrique ^b   Arias González, Jesús E ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL CARMEN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coral; Distribution patterns; Herbivorous fish assemblage; Mesoamerican Reef System; Reef habitat; Rugosity

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; FISH; HABITAT QUALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CARIBBEAN SEA; MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF;

ACANTHURIDAE; ANTHOZOA; SCARIDAE;

EID: 84937825535     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: 14390485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maec.12152     Document Type: Article

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