Large-scale associations between macroalgal cover and grazer biomass on mid-depth reefs in the Caribbean

Coral Reefs

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 358-366

  Williams, I D ^a   Polunin, N V C ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reef; Diadema antillarum; Grazing; Herbivorous fish; Macroalgal overgrowth; Phase shifts

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; REEF;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

DIADEMA ANTILLARUM;

EID: 0035010619     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380000121     Document Type: Article

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