Cavity-dwelling suspension feeders in coral reefs - A new link in reef trophodynamics

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 188, Issue , 1999, Pages 105-116

  Richter, Claudio ^a   Wunsch, Mark ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cavities; Co ral reefs; Coelobites; Crevices; Cryptofauna; Grazing; Phytoplankton; Respiration

Indexed keywords

CAVITY; CHLOROPHYLL A; CORAL REEF; FILTER FEEDER; ORGANIC MATTER; PIGMENT;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0033520730     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps188105     Document Type: Article

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