Indirect consequences of fishing: Reduction of coralline algae suppresses juvenile coral abundance

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 547-559

  O'Leary, J K ^a   Potts, D C ^a   Braga, J C ^b   McClanahan, T R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral settlement; Crustose coralline algae; Early life history; Hydrolithon; Sea urchins; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL LAGOON; CORAL; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; DISTURBANCE; ECHINODERM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHING; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

KENYA;

AGARICIIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; FAVIIDAE; HYDROLITHON; HYDROLITHON ONKODES; HYDROLITHON REINBOLDII; PISCES; POCILLOPORIDAE; PORITIDAE;

EID: 84860386546     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0872-5     Document Type: Article

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