Estimating rates of biologically driven coral reef framework production and erosion: A new census-based carbonate budget methodology and applications to the reefs of Bonaire

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 853-868

  Perry, C T ^a   Edinger, E N ^b   Kench, P S ^c   Murphy, G N ^d   Smithers, S G ^f   Steneck, R S ^e   Mumby, P J ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Carbonate production; Ecological change; Environmental monitoring; ReefBudget

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOEROSION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CARBONATE; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; GROWTH RATE;

BONAIRE; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84865628206     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0901-4     Document Type: Article

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