Fragment generation, survival, and attachment of Dictyota spp. at Conch Reef in the Florida Keys, USA

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 287-295

  Herren, L W ^a   Walters, L J ^b   Beach, K S ^c  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asexual reproduction; Epiphyte; Halimeda; Herbivory; Macroalgae; Vegetative fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; FISH; FRAGMENTATION; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; REEF; WEED;

CONCH REEF; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHLOROPHYTA; DICTYOTA (PHAEOPHYCEAE); HALIMEDA; HALIMEDA TUNA; SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 33646534869     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0096-7     Document Type: Article

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