Succession patterns in algal turf vegetation on a Caribbean coral reef

Botanica Marina

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-126

  Fricke, Anna ^a,b   Teichberg, Mirta ^a   Beilfuss, Svenja ^a   Bischof, Kai ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cura ao; Cyanobacteria; Ectocarpales; epibenthic; filamentous algae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGAL MAT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; FRINGING REEF; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH FORM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER DEPTH;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; ECTOCARPALES; PRINGSHEIMIELLA SCUTATA;

EID: 79954446834     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BOT.2011.021     Document Type: Article

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