Chemically rich seaweeds poison corals when not controlled by herbivores

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 9683-9688

  Rasher, Douglas B ^a   Hay, Mark E ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Competition; Coral seaweed herbivore interactions; Marine chemical ecology; Marine protected area

Indexed keywords

ALLELOPATHY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ECOTOXICITY; FISHING; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAWEED;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; FOOD CHAIN; SEAWEED;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77953091941     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0912095107     Document Type: Article

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