Do epibenthic algae induce species-specific settlement of coral larvaé

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 677-683

  Suzuki, Go ^a   Hayashibara, Takeshi ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acropora corals; recruitment; reef slope; vertical zonation

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CORAL REEF; HABITAT SELECTION; LARVA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHALLOW WATER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA DIGITIFERA; ACROPORA MURICATA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 80055034023     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315410000573     Document Type: Article

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