Effects of physical environmental conditions on the patch dynamics of Dictyota pulchella and Lobophora variegata on Caribbean coral reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 403, Issue , 2010, Pages 63-74

  Renken, Henk ^a   Mumby, Peter J ^a,b   Matsikis, Iakovos ^a   Edwards, Helen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dictyota spp.; Lobophora variegata; Macroalgae; Patch dynamics; Transition matrices

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BROWN ALGA; COEXISTENCE; CORAL REEF; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MACROALGA; PATCH DYNAMICS; PATCH SIZE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DICTYOTA PULCHELLA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA;

EID: 77954124730     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08441     Document Type: Article

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