Increased algal dominance despite presence of Diadema antillarum populations on a Caribbean coral reef

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 603-620

  Lacey, Elizabeth A ^a   Fourqurean, James W ^a   Collado Vides, Ligia ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; DOMINANCE; ECHINODERM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY;

AKUMAL BAY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; QUINTANA ROO;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA LUCUNTER;

EID: 84876234214     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2012.1015     Document Type: Article

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