Seasonal changes in habitat structure underpin shifts in macroalgae-associated tropical fish communities

Marine Biology

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2597-2607

  Wilson, S K ^a,b   Fulton, C J ^c   Depczynski, M ^b,d   Holmes, T H ^a,b   Noble, M M ^c   Radford, B ^b,d   Tinkler, P ^d  

^a Science Division   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FISH; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; JUVENILE; MACROALGA; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AUSTRALIA; NINGALOO REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PISCES;

EID: 85027941855     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-014-2531-6     Document Type: Article

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