Among-habitat variation in herbivory on Sargassum spp. on a mid-shelf reef in the northern Great Barrier Reef

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 189-200

  Hoey, Andrew S ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM CRISTAEFOLIUM; SARGASSUM SWARTZII;

EID: 72749098781     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1309-8     Document Type: Article

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