Early benthic organism colonization on a Caribbean coral reef (Barbados, West Indies): A plate experimental approach

Marine Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 197-220

  Díaz Castañeda, Victoria ^a   Almeda Jauregui, Cesar ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Algae; Caribbean Sea; Coral reef; Eutrophication; Macrofauna colonization; Multivariate analysis; Polychaetes

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; SUCCESSION; ZOOBENTHOS;

BARBADOS;

CAPITELLA CAPITATA;

EID: 0343485019     PISSN: 01739565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0485.1999.2034074.x     Document Type: Article

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