Does rapid scavenging hide non-predation mortality in coral-reef communities?

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 510-515

  Rassweiler, Andrew ^a   Rassweiler, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; community ecology; marine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIOMASS; CARRION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; FISH; JUVENILE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; PISCIVORE; PREDATION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); TROPHIC LEVEL;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79957585557     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF10194     Document Type: Article

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