Responses of algal communities to gradients in herbivore biomass and water quality in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-82

  Albert, S ^a   Udy, J ^a   Tibbetts, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Coral reefs; Herbivory; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; BIOMASS; CAGE CULTURE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; HERBIVORY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

MAROVO LAGOON; MELANESIA; NEW GEORGIA; NEW GEORGIA ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA]; SOLOMON ISLANDS [SOLOMON ISLANDS (ISG)];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 38649121724     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0292-0     Document Type: Article

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