Microspatial variability inside epilithic algal communities within territories of the damselfish Stegastes nigricans at La Réunion (Indian Ocean)

Botanica Marina

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 316-323

  De Loma, T Lison ^a   Ballesteros, E ^a  

^a Faculte des Sciences   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; EPILITHON; GRAZING; SPATIAL VARIATION;

REUNION;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA CERVICORNIS; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANOTRICHIUM; ANOTRICHIUM TENUE; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHRISTIA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; CLADOPHORA; CLADOPHORA SOCIALIS; EPILITHON; EUKARYOTA; GELIDIOPSIS; GELIDIOPSIS INTRICATA; RHODOPHYTA; STEGASTES; STEGASTES NIGRICANS; ULVA; ULVA CLATHRATA;

EID: 0036331552     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2002.031     Document Type: Article

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