Differential impacts of echinoid grazers on coral recruitment

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-132

  Furman, Bradley ^a   Heck, Kenneth L ^b  

^a PBS and J   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; DOMINANCE; ECHINODERM; GRAZING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ARBACIA LIXULA; DIADEMA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINOIDA; ECHINOMETRA; ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER; HALIMEDA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 71049178313     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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