Effects of nutrients versus herbivores on reef algae: A new method for manipulating nutrients on coral reefs

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1847-1861

  Miller, M W ^a   Hay, M E ^b   Miller, S L ^c   Malone, D ^d,e   Sotka, E E ^d,e   Szmant, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CORAL REEF; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CORAL REEF; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FIELD METHOD; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

FLORIDA; KEY LARGO; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA; PISCES;

EID: 0032740037     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.8.1847     Document Type: Article

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