The effects of top-down versus bottom-up control on benthic coral reef community structure

Oecologia

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 497-507

  Smith, Jennifer E ^a   Hunter, Cynthia L ^b   Smith, Celia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Herbivory; Nutrients; Phase shifts; Restoration

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEA WATER;

ABUNDANCE; ACIDIFICATION; ALGA; BENTHOS; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRAZING PRESSURE; HERBIVORY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OVERFISHING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

ALGA; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION; FISH; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZATION; FISHES; GEOGRAPHY; HAWAII; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77952320076     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1546-z     Document Type: Article

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