Mechanisms of interaction between macroalgae and scleractinians on a coral reef in Jamaica

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-172

  River, Gerin F ^a   Edmunds, Peter J ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Competition; Coral; Macroalgae; Scleractinian

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMPETITION; CORAL; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH RATE; JAMAICA; LIGHT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; WATER FLOW;

JAMAICA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; PORITES PORITES; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM HYSTRIX; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0035398896     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(01)00266-0     Document Type: Article

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