Mediating effects of sea urchins on interactions among corals, algae and herbivorous fish in the Moorea lagoon, French Polynesia

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 332, Issue , 2007, Pages 143-153

  Mapstone, B D ^a   Andrew, N L ^b   Chancerelle, Y ^c   Salvat, B ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^c PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Algal coral interactions; Bioerosion; Coral; Herbivoru; Sea urchins; Urchin coral interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIOEROSION; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; OVERGRAZING; PERCIFORM; POPULATION DENSITY;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MOOREA; MOOREA LAGOON; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ACROPORA PULCHRA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA MATHAEI; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; STEGASTES LIVIDUS;

EID: 34047166326     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps332143     Document Type: Article

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