Nutrient thresholds for bottom-up control of macroalgal blooms on coral reefs in Jamaica and southeast Florida

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 5 II, 1997, Pages 1119-1131

  Lapointe, Brian E ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CORAL REEF; MACROALGAE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

CARIBBEAN SEA; FLORIDA; JAMAICA; USA;

CHAETOMORPHA LINUM; CODIUM ISTHMOCLADUM;

EID: 0009189183     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.5_part_2.1119     Document Type: Article

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