Coral bioerosion by the sea urchin Diadema setosum in Hong Kong: Susceptibility of different coral species

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 441, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-79

  Dumont, Clement P ^a   Lau, Dickey C C ^b   Astudillo, Juan Carlos ^a   Fong, Kin Fung ^b   Chak, Solomon T C ^a   Qiu, Jian Wen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Coral; Diadema; Platygyra; Porites; Sea urchin

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CORAL; DOMINANCE; ECHINODERM; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECES; GRAZING; POPULATION DENSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SKELETON; TURNOVER;

CHINA; HOI HA WAN MARINE PARK; HONG KONG; NEW TERRITORIES;

EID: 84873976329     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.01.018     Document Type: Article

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