Population dynamics and growth of two coral reef sponges on rock and rubble substrates

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 402, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 49-55

  Duckworth, Alan R ^a   Wolff, Carsten W ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Growth; Population dynamics; Sponges; Substrate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SESSILE SPECIES; SPONGE; SUBSTRATE; WATER FLOW; WATER TEMPERATURE;

TORRES STRAIT;

ANTHOZOA; COSCINODERMA; HYRTIOS ERECTUS; INVERTEBRATA; PORIFERA;

EID: 79955711149     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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