Effects of territorial damselfish on an algal-dominated coastal coral reef

Coral Reefs

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 606-620

  Ceccarelli, Daniela M ^a   Jones, Geoffrey P ^a   McCook, Laurence J ^b,c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AUTHORITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic assemblages; Fleshy macroalgae; Herbivory; Territorial damselfish

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; CORAL REEF; FISH; HABITAT USE; HERBIVORY; PALATABILITY; TERRITORIALITY;

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

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHROMIS CHROMIS; POMACENTRUS TRIPUNCTATUS; SARGASSUM; STEGASTES APICALIS;

EID: 28444497428     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0035-z     Document Type: Article

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