Biologically mediated sediment fluxes on coral reefs: Sediment removal and off-reef transportation by the surgeonfish Ctenochaetus striatus

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 415, Issue , 2010, Pages 237-245

  Goatley, Christopher H R ^a   Bellwood, David R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Ctenochaetus striatus; Reef fish; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; FECAL PELLET; PALATABILITY; PERCIFORM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

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

ACANTHURIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CTENOCHAETUS STRIATUS; LABRIDAE; PISCES; SCARIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 77958056527     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08761     Document Type: Article

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