Mutualisms among species of coral reef sponges

Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 146-159

  Wulff, Janie L ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Diffuse mutualism; Direct mutualism; Facultative mutualism; Sponge extensibility; Sponge strength

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MUTUALISM; PHYSICAL HAZARDS; PREDATORS; REEF; REEF COMMUNITIES; SPONGE; SYMBIOSIS;

AMPHIMEDON RUBENS; APLYSINA FULVA; IOTROCHOTA BIROTULATA;

EID: 0030998910     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[0146:MASOCR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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