Effects of frequent fish predation on corals in Hawaii

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 499-506

  Jayewardene, D ^a   Donahue, M J ^b   Birkeland, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Arothron; Coral; Corallivory; Hawaii; Porites; Predation by fishes

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLEE EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL; CORAL REEF; LESION; LIMITING FACTOR; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; TELEOST;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; AROTHRON; AROTHRON MELEAGRIS; CANTHERHINES DUMERILII; PISCES; POCILLOPORA MEANDRINA; PORITES; PORITES COMPRESSA; PORITES LOBATA;

EID: 67349186279     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0475-y     Document Type: Article

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