Temperature effects on herbivory for an Indo-Pacific parrotfish in Panamá: Implications for coral-algal competition

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 397-405

  Smith, T B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bite rates; Herbivory; Scarus ghobban; Temperature; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; JUVENILE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PERCIFORM; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; UPWELLING; WAVE HEIGHT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SCARIDAE; SCARUS GHOBBAN;

EID: 42549160135     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0343-6     Document Type: Article

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