The trophic status of herbivorous fishes on coral reefs: II. Food processing modes and trophodynamics

Marine Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 445-454

  Choat, J Howard ^a   Robbins, William D ^a   Clements, Kendall D ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CORAL REEF; DIET; HERBIVORE; TROPHIC STATUS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ACANTHURIDAE; ACANTHURUS; ACANTHURUS LINEATUS; ACANTHURUS OLIVACEUS; ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CHLORURUS; CHLORURUS MICRORHINOS; CTENOCHAETUS; CTENOCHAETUS STRIATUS; KYPHOSIDAE; KYPHOSUS; KYPHOSUS CINERASCENS; KYPHOSUS VAIGIENSIS; NASO BREVIROSTRIS; NASO TONGANUS; NASO UNICORNIS; NASO VLAMINGII; PERCIFORMES; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SCARUS; SCARUS SCHLEGELI; VERTEBRATA; ZEBRASOMA; ZEBRASOMA SCOPAS;

EID: 4644249414     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-004-1341-7     Document Type: Article

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