Seasonal growth of the coral reef macroalga Dictyosphaeria cavernosa (Forskal) Borgesen and the effects of nutrient availability, temperature and herbivory on growth rate

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 53-77

  Stimson, John ^a   Larned, Scott ^a   McDermid, Karla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal growth; Coral reef; Dictyosphaeria cavernosa; Nutrient enrichment; Seasonality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE;

DICTYOSPHAERIA CAVERNOSA;

CORAL REEFS; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; MACROALGAE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE;

PACIFIC, HAWAII, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY; USA, HAWAII, OAHU, KANEOHE BAY;

EID: 0030088527     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00123-9     Document Type: Article

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