Potential effects of a cyclone on benthic algal production and yield to grazers on coral reefs across the central Great Barrier Reef

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 235, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 237-254

  Russ, Garry R ^a   McCook, Laurence J ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal production; Coral reefs; Cross shelf gradients; Cyclone; Epilithic algal community; Grazing; Great Barrier Reef; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; CYCLONE; GRAZING;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DISASTER; ECOLOGY; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033559825     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(98)00180-4     Document Type: Article

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