Evidence for persistent patch structure on temperate reefs and multiple hypotheses for their creation and maintenance

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 105-113

  Thomson, D P ^a   Babcock, R C ^a   Vanderklift, M A ^a   Symonds, G ^a   Gunson, J R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternate states; Ecklonia radiata; Grazing; Patch dynamics; Plesiastrea; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CANOPY; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; FISH; HABITAT MOSAIC; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; MACROALGA; MAINTENANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SESSILE SPECIES; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPONGE; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VELOCITY;

AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; ECKLONIA RADIATA; HELIOCIDARIS ERYTHROGRAMMA; INVERTEBRATA; PLESIASTREA; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 84655169683     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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