Vertical zonation of megabenthic taxa on a deep photosynthetic reef (50-140 m) in the Au'au Channel, Hawaii

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 679-687

  Kahng, S E ^a   Kelley, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipathes; Community structure; Deep coral reef; Halimeda; Leptoseris; Vertical zonation

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; GREEN ALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REEF; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; THERMOCLINE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AUAU CHANNEL; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; ANTIPATHES; CARIJOA RIISEI; HALIMEDA; LEPTOSERIS; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 36148978917     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0253-7     Document Type: Article

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