Resource partitioning by caribbean coral reef sponges: Is there enough food for everyone ?

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

Volumn 44, Issue , 1999, Pages 457-461

  Pile, Adele J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Competition; Coral reef; D porifera; Feeding; Ultraplankton

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARTITIONING; SPONGE;

BAHAMAS;

PORIFERA;

EID: 0033512033     PISSN: 00798835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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