Quantification of sponge/coral interactions in a physically stressed reef community, NE Colombia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 148, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 125-134

  Aerts, L A M ^a,b   Van Soest, R W M ^b  

^a Inst Invest Marinas Punta de Betin   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reef; Interactions; Overgrowth; Physical stress; Sponges

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; OVERGROWTH; REEF COMMUNITIES; REEF SPONGE; SPONGE/CORAL INTERACTIONS; STRESS;

COLOMBIA, SANTA MARTA;

PORIFERA;

EID: 0030617750     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps148125     Document Type: Article

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