Indirect effects of a key ecosystem engineer alter survival and growth of foundation coral species

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3538-3548

  White, Jada Simone S ^a,b   O'Donnell, James L ^a,c  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora; Coral algal competition; Corallivory; Farmerfish; Interaction modification; Keystone species; Montipora; Pocillopora; Porites; Stegastes nigricans; Territorial behavior; Turf

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGRESSION; ALGA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORAL; CULTIVATION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FARMING SYSTEM; FISH; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERBIVORE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORTALITY; PREDATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; TERRITORIALITY; TERRITORY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CORAL REEFS; PERCIFORMES;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA STRIATA; ACROPORIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MONTIPORA; MONTIPORA FLOWERI; PISCES; POCILLOPORA; POCILLOPORA VERRUCOSA; PORITES; PORITES AUSTRALIENSIS; STEGASTES; STEGASTES NIGRICANS;

EID: 78650360195     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2322.1     Document Type: Article

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