Recovery of sea urchin Diadema antillarum populations is correlated to increased coral and reduced macroalgal cover

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 329, Issue , 2007, Pages 205-210

  Myhre, Sarah ^a   Acevedo Gutiérrez, Alejandro ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef recovery; Costa rica; Diadema antillarum; Macroalgae; Scleractinian coral

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CALCAREOUS ALGA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; HABITAT RESTORATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROALGA; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GANDOCA MANZANILLO WILDLIFE REFUGE; LIMON; TALAMANCA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINOIDEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 33846948264     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps329205     Document Type: Article

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