Chronic parrotfish grazing impedes coral recovery after bleaching

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 361-368

  Rotjan, Randi D ^a   Dimond, James L ^b   Thornhill, Daniel J ^c   Leichter, James J ^d   Helmuth, Brian ^e   Kemp, Dustin W ^c   Lewis, Sara M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Environmental stress; Predation; Symbiodinium; Trophodynamics; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

CORAL BLEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; GRAZING; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION RISK; SYMBIOSIS; ZOOXANTHELLA;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA; SCARIDAE; SPARISOMA CRETENSE; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 33746232360     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-006-0120-y     Document Type: Article

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