Benthic community composition influences within-habitat variation in macroalgal browsing on the Great Barrier Reef

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 999-1005

  Cvitanovic, C ^a   Hoey, A S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

benthic composition; coral reefs; herbivory; macroalgal assay; resilience; spatial variation

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; BAY; BENTHOS; BROWSING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT CREATION; HERBIVORE; MACROALGA; PERSISTENCE; SEAWEED; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSTRATE;

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

ANTHOZOA; SARGASSUM;

EID: 77957204759     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF09168     Document Type: Article

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