Near-surface enrichment of zooplankton over a shallow back reef: Implications for coral reef food webs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 895-908

  Alldredge, A L ^a   King, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral feeding; Coral reef zooplankton; French Polynesia; Lunar eclipse; Moorea; Planktivorous fish; Vertical migration; Zooplankton distribution

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; CORAL REEF; FOOD WEB; FRINGING REEF; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHALLOW WATER; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; VERTICAL MIGRATION; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

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

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 70350604721     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0534-4     Document Type: Article

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