Seascape-scale trophic links for fish on inshore coral reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 897-907

  Davis, Jean P ^a   Pitt, Kylie A ^a   Fry, Brian ^a   Olds, Andrew D ^a,b   Connolly, Rod M ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Ecosystem function; Herbivore; Mangrove; Seagrass; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939894263     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: 14320975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-014-1196-4     Document Type: Article

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