Allowing macroalgae growth forms to emerge: Use of an agent-based model to understand the growth and spread of macroalgae in Florida coral reefs, with emphasis on Halimeda tuna

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-74

  Yñiguez, Aletta T ^a   McManus, John W ^a   DeAngelis, Donald L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Coral reef; Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; Halimeda; Macroalgae

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUTRIENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CORAL REEFS; MACROALGAE GROWTH; MORPHOLOGICAL PLASTICITY;

ALGAE;

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GROWTH; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MACROALGA; MORPHOGENESIS; MORTALITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; HALIMEDA; HALIMEDA TUNA; SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 46549088202     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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