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The comparative structure of two western Atlantic reef-fish assemblages
| Title: | The comparative structure of two western Atlantic reef-fish assemblages. |
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| Name(s): |
Alevizon, W. S., creator Brooks, M. G., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1975 | |
| Publisher: | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Extent: | 10 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3174428 (digitool), FADT3174428 (IID), fau:5800 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Fishes associated with shallow coral reef areas off Key Largo, Florida, and the Aves Island group off Venezuela were censused between February and May of 1974. Sixty 2.75-minute super-8 mm underwater movie films or "cinetransects" taken by a SCUBA diver provided repetitive counts of resident fish species. The fish assemblage associated with the Key Largo reefs contained a greater number of species, and also had a higher species diversity and evenness than did that of the Venezuelan reefs. This may reflect the greater structural complexity of the Key Largo reef habitat. A graphic analysis of the proportionate abundance and frequency of occurrence of the two assemblages provided a basis for further comparisons. This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Alevizon, W. S., &Brooks, M. G. (1975). The comparative structure of two western Atlantic reef-fish assemblages. Bulletin of Marine Science, 25(4), 482-490. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #38. |
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| Subject(s): |
Coral reef fishes Fish populations Species diversity Coral reef ecology Sponges |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174428 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1975 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
