Relative roles of herbivory and nutrients in the recruitment of coral-reef seaweeds

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 2026-2033

  Diaz Pulido, Guillermo ^a,b,c   McCook, Laurence J ^a,d  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA   (Colombia)

^d GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal recruitment; Coral reefs; Coral reef algae; Coral reef degradation; Great Barrier Reef, Australia; Herbivory; Lobophora variegata; Nutrient enhancement; Nutrient supply and herbivory; Sargassum fissifolium; Seaweeds; Top down vs. bottom up effects

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT; RECRUITMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA; SARGASSUM FISSIFOLIUM;

EID: 0344153733     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/01-3127     Document Type: Article

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