Interspecific competition reduces fitness in scleractinian corals

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-34

  Tanner, Jason E ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Competition; Coral; Fitness; Mathematical modelling; Population dynamics; Scleractinian corals

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

COLONY FITNESS; COMPETITION; CORAL; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; SCLERACTINA;

EID: 0030619585     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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