Abiotic factors control sponge ecology in Florida mangroves

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 339, Issue , 2007, Pages 93-98

  Pawlik, Joseph R ^a   McMurray, Steven E ^a   Henkel, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow regime; Fouling community; Mangrove; Physical effects; Predation; Temperature salinity stress

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLELOPATHY; BIOTIC FACTOR; CORAL REEF; FISH; FOULING; GROWTH; HABITAT; MANGROVE; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPONGE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; KEY LARGO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 34347406951     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps339093     Document Type: Article

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