Dynamics of parrotfish grazing scars

Marine Biology

Volumn 156, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 771-777

  Bonaldo, Roberta Martini ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; ALGA; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; PERCIFORM; SUBSTRATE;

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

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHLORURUS MICRORHINOS; SCARIDAE; SCARUS RIVULATUS;

EID: 60449092037     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1129-x     Document Type: Article

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