Coral-algal phase shifts on coral reefs: Ecological and environmental aspects

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 263-279

  McManus, John W ^a   Polsenberg, Johanna F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BLEACHING; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CORAL REEFS; CORAL-EATING SPECIES; MACROALGAE; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXITY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALGA; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 2142699681     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2004.02.014     Document Type: Review

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