Zooplankton capture by two scleractinian corals, Madracis mirabilis and Montastrea cavernosa, in a field enclosure

Marine Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 303-317

  Sebens, K P ^a,b   Vandersall, K S ^a   Savina, L A ^b,c   Graham, K R ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Div of Mar Fisheries   (United States)

^d OASIS Environmental Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MADRACIS MIRABILIS; MONTASTREA CAVERNOSA;

CAPTURE; CAPTURE RATE; CORAL; PREDATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030301765     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00942116     Document Type: Article

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