Epifaunal community structure in Acropora spp. (Scleractinia) on the Great Barrier Reef: Implications of coral morphology and habitat complexity

Coral Reefs

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-288

  Vytopil, E ^a   Willis, B L ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acropora; Coral morphology; Epifauna; Microhabitat; Tetralia

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; EPIFAUNA; MICROHABITAT; MORPHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA FORMOSA; ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ACROPORA PULCHRA; ANTHOZOA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HYACINTHUS; INVERTEBRATA; MILLEPORA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0035653401     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380100172     Document Type: Article

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