Filamentous algae dominate a tropical reef community in the Mexican Caribbean: An unexpected organisation of reef vegetation

Botanica Marina

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 547-557

  Van Tussenbroek, B I ^a   Collado Vides, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; HERBIVORY; REEF; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

CARIBBEAN SEA; CHANKANAAB MARINE PARK; MEXICO; QUINTANA ROO STATE;

EID: 0033652221     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2000.055     Document Type: Article

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