Recovery of the sea urchin Diadema antillarum promotes scleractinian coral growth and survivorship on shallow Jamaican reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 403, Issue , 2010, Pages 91-100

  Idjadi, J A ^a   Haring, R N ^b   Precht, W F ^c  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City of San Diego Marine Biology Laboratory   (United States)

^c Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Coral reef recovery; Diadema antillarum; Juvenile coral growth; Macroalgae; Phase shifts; Scleractinian; Urchin

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; MACROALGA; OVERFISHING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVORSHIP;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DIADEMA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINOIDEA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77954137425     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08463     Document Type: Article

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