Habitat selection and the colonization of new territories by Chromis viridis

• Published in: Journal of fish biology Vol. 73; no. 4; pp. 1005 - 1018
• Main Authors: Ben-Tzvi, O., Abelson, A., Polak, O., Kiflawi, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2008
• Subjects: Acropora eurystoma; Chromis viridis; coral-reef fishes; migration; recruitment; Red Sea; replenishment; settlement; Israel, Eilat; ISW, Red Sea

The settlement and recruitment patterns of Chromis viridis were followed during three consecutive seasons along the reefs of Eilat, Red Sea. The findings, based on intensive field surveys and a translocation experiment, indicated a strong and repeatable preference for some, but not other, colonies o...