Phytoplankton grazing by epi- and infauna inhabiting exposed rocks in coral reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-163

  Yahel, Gitai ^a,b   Zalogin, Tania ^a   Yahel, Ruthy ^a,b   Genin, Amatzia ^a  

^a The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community metabolism; Epifauna; Infauna; Nutrient flux; Phytoplanktivory; Suspension feeding

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644617311     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0075-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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