Invasive introduced sponge Mycale grandis overgrows reef corals in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 911-

  Coles, S L ^a   Bolick, H ^a  

^a BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEW RECORD; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPONGE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KANEOHE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PEARL HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; JOINVILLEA ASCENDENS; MYCALE;

EID: 37249086844     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0295-x     Document Type: Article

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