Effects of fish predation and seaweed competition on the survival and growth of corals

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 231-238

  Miller, Margaret W ^a   Hay, Mark E ^b  

^a NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral; Corallivory; Florida; Predation; Seaweed competition

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HERBIVOROUS FISH; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROALGAE; PREDATION; REEF FISH; TRANSPLANTION EXPERIMENT; TRANSPLATION EXPERIMENT;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES DIVARACATA; PORITES PORITES; SPARISOMA AUROFRENATUM; SPARISOMA VIRIDE;

EID: 0031937607     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050373     Document Type: Article

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