Are vertical distribution patterns of scleractinian corals maintained by pre- or post-settlement processes? A case study of three contrasting species

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 198, Issue , 2000, Pages 109-119

  Mundy, Craig ^a,b,d   Babcock, Russ ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corals; Early post settlement mortality; Settlement; Vertical zonation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; POST-SETTLEMENT PROCESS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTHOZOA; GONIASTREA ASPERA; OXYPORA LACERA; PLATYGYRA DAEDALEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0034608420     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps198109     Document Type: Article

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