Biomass and productivity of tropical macroalgae on three nearshore fringing reefs in the Central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Botanica Marina

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 373-383

  Schaffelke, B ^a   Klumpp, D W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; FRINGING REEF; FRINGING REEFS; MACROALGAE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHNOOSPORA; CHROOSPORA; COLPOMENIA; FUCALES; HYDROCLATHRUS; LAURENCIA; PADINA; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM BACCULARIA;

EID: 0030851749     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1997.40.1-6.373     Document Type: Article

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