Response of herbivorous fishes to crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci outbreaks. I. Substratum analysis and feeding ecology of Acanthurus nigrofuscus and Scarus frenatus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 11-19

  Hart, Anthony M ^a,b,c   Klumpp, David W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WORLDFISH   (Solomon Islands)

Author keywords

Acanthurus nigrofuscus; Crown of thorns starfish; Feeding ecology; Functional response; Herbivorous fish

Indexed keywords

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ACANTHURUS NIGROFUSCUS; SCARUS FRENATUS;

FEEDING ECOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HERBIVOROUS FISH; OUTBREAK PHENOMENA; REEF COMMUNITIES;

CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

EID: 0029667224     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps132011     Document Type: Article

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