Depletion of suspended particulate matter over coastal reef communities dominated by zooxanthellate soft corals

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 196, Issue , 2000, Pages 157-167

  Fabricius, Katharina E ^a   Dommisse, Michaela ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcyonacea; Budget; Coral reef; In situ depletion; Octocorallia; Particulate organic matter (POM); Suspended particulate matter (SPM); Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FILTER FEEDING; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ZOOXANTHELLA;

ALCYONACEA; ALCYONARIA; ALCYONIIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; UROCHORDATA;

EID: 0034681984     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps196157     Document Type: Article

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