Catastrophic regime shifts in coral communities exposed to physical disturbances: Simulation results from object-oriented 3-dimensional coral reef model

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 259, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-208

  Tam, Tze wai ^a   Ang Jr , Put O ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

3 Dimensional individual based model; Catastrophic regime shifts; Coral reef model; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Physical disturbances

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DISASTER; ORGANISM COMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 67349165116     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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