Weeding by the herbivorous damselfish Stegastes nigricans in nearly monocultural algae farms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 237, Issue , 2002, Pages 227-231

  Hata, Hiroki ^a   Kato, Makoto ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algae farm; Digestibility; Stegastes nigricans; Virtual monoculture; Weeding; Womersleyella setacea

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DIGESTIBILITY; FISH; HERBIVORY; WEED CONTROL;

JAPAN; OKINAWA;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; RHODOPHYTA; STEGASTES; STEGASTES NIGRICANS; WOMERSLEYELLA SETACEA;

EID: 0037130128     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps237227     Document Type: Article

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