Long-term changes on coral reefs in booming populations of a competitive colonial ascidian

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 303-306

  Bak, R P M ^a,b   Lambrechts, D Y M ^a,b   Joenje, M ^a,b   Nieuwland, G ^a   Van Veghel, M L J ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Competition; Coral reef; Long term change

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CORAL REEFS; LONG-TERM CHANGES;

WEST INDIES, NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, CURACAO;

TRIDIDEMNUM SOLIDUM;

EID: 0029667199     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps133303     Document Type: Article

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