Parrotfish predation on massive Porites on the Great Barrier Reef

Coral Reefs

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 259-269

  Bonaldo, R M ^a,b   Bellwood, D R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Corallivory; Grazing scar; Habitat; Labridae; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; COLONY; CORAL REEF; GRAZING; PERCIFORM; PREDATION;

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

ANTHOZOA; LABRIDAE; PORITES; SCARIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 79551685399     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0669-3     Document Type: Article

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