Patterns in subtidal seaweed communities on coral-dominated reefs at Sodwana Bay on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 529-537

  Anderson, R J ^a   McKune, C ^b   Bolton, J J ^b   DeClerck, O ^c   Tronchin, E ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coral reef algae; Seaweed communities; Seaweed diversity; Sodwana Bay; South Africa; Turf algae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; SEAWEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SODWANA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33746073712     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320509504113     Document Type: Article

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