The Role of Sponges in the Mesoamerican Barrier-Reef Ecosystem, Belize

Advances in Marine Biology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 211-271

  Rützler, Klaus ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Coral reef; Disease; Ecology; Mangrove; Reproduction; Seagrass meadow; Silicon cycle; Species interaction; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; BIOMASS; COLOR; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORAL REEF; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUSOCIALITY; FAUNISTICS; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; HABITAT USE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MANGROVE; MUTUALISM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SILICON; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPONGE; TAXONOMY; ZOOBENTHOS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CARIBBEAN SEA; CARRIE BOW CAY; GULF OF HONDURAS; MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; STANN CREEK; YUCATAN;

ALPHEIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CRUSTACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; INVERTEBRATA; OPHIUROIDEA; PARAZOANTHIDAE; PORIFERA;

EID: 84860492125     PISSN: 00652881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387787-1.00002-7     Document Type: Chapter

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