Zonation of benthic communities on the subtropical Aliwal shoal, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 8-23

  Olbers, J M ^a,b   Celliers, L ^b   Schleyer, M H ^b  

^a EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

^b OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Algal dominated reef; Aliwal Shoal; Community structure; Marine protected area; South Africa; Subtropical reef

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOZONATION; CORAL REEF; HABITAT TYPE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTECTED AREA; REEF; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNDERWATER CAMERA; ZOOXANTHELLA;

AFRICA; ALIWAL SHOAL; INDIAN OCEAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ELEUTHEROBIA AUREA; POCILLOPORA; POLYCHAETA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA; SUBERITES;

EID: 67651211310     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/004.044.0102     Document Type: Article

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