Intraguild predation in a structured habitat: Distinguishing multiple-predator effects from competitor effects

Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2434-2443

  Schmitt, Russell J ^a   Holbrook, Sally J ^a   Brooks, Andrew J ^a   Lape, Jennifer C P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Coral reefs; Damselfish: Enemy free space; Food web; Indirect effects; Intraguild predation; Mortality; Multiple predator effects; Predator prey interactions; Species interaction; Trapeziid crabs

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORAL REEF; CRAB; ENEMY FREE SPACE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; MORTALITY; PERCIFORM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SURVIVORSHIP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; ECOSYSTEM; FISH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYNESIA; PREDATION; SEA;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; OCEANS AND SEAS; POLYNESIA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; MOOREA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ANTHOZOA; DASCYLLUS FLAVICAUDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PARACIRRHITES ARCATUS; POCILLOPORIDAE; POMACENTRIDAE; TRAPEZIA;

EID: 69449092393     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1225.1     Document Type: Article

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