Competitive effects of macroalgae on the fecundity of the reef-building coral montastraea annularis

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 367, Issue , 2008, Pages 143-152

  Foster, Nicola L ^a   Box, Steve J ^a,b   Mumby, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Coral Cay Conservation ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Coral; Energy allocation; Fecundity; Macroalgae

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; GAMETOGENESIS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROALGA; MORTALITY; POLYP; REEF FORMATION; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS;

EID: 53949118212     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07594     Document Type: Article

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