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| Title: | Visual Census of the Reef Fishes in the Natural Reserve of the Glorieuses Islands (Western Indian Ocean) |
| Authors: | Durville, P.
Chabanet, P.
Quod, J.P. |
| ASFA Terms: | Coral reefs
Reef fish |
| Issue Date: | 2003 |
| Publisher: | WIOMSA |
| Citation: | Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci., 2 (2), p. 95-104 |
| Abstract: | This paper constitutes the first qualitative study of coral reef fish populations in the
archipelago of the Glorieuses Islands (northern Mozambique Channel). Sampling by visual
census techniques, at depths between 0 and 15 meters, was carried out at 30 stations spread
over the whole reef. Three hundred and thirty-two (332) fish species belonging to 57 families
were registered in this way. These relatively high numbers show that isolated coral reef
formations, even of small size, can be endowed with a great specific richness of reef ichthyofauna.
These results may be explained by an oceanic flow that favours recruitment, a diversified habitat,
and low anthropogenic impact. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/958 |
| ISSN: | 0856-860X |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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