A phase shift from macroalgal to coral dominance in the Mediterranean

Coral Reefs

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1199-

  Serrano, Eduard ^a,b   Coma, Rafel ^a   Ribes, Marta ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; ECHINODERM; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MACROALGA; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHALLOW WATER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZOOXANTHELLA;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84869168555     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0939-3     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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