Effects of habitat heterogeneity in seagrass beds on grazing patterns of parrotfishes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 303, Issue , 2005, Pages 113-121

  Maciá, Silvia ^a,c   Robinson, Michael P ^a,b  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blowouts; Grazing; Habitat heterogeneity; Parrotfishes; Seagrass; Thalassia testudinum

Indexed keywords

FISH; GRAZING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HETEROGENEITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SEAGRASS MEADOW;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; JAMAICA; SAINT ANN'S BAY;

HALOPHILA; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SPARISOMA; SPARISOMA CRETENSE; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 29244478945     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps303113     Document Type: Article

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