Benthic processes and overlying fish assemblages drive the composition of benthic detritus on a central Pacific coral reef

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 482, Issue , 2013, Pages 181-195

  Max, Lisa M ^a   Hamilton, Scott L ^a   Gaines, Steven D ^a,b   Warner, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coral reef; Detritivore; Detritus; Fish; Food web; Nitrogen; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; DETRITIVORY; DETRITUS; FOOD WEB; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; REFUGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; WATER FLOW;

HIMS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TUDMUR;

ANTHOZOA; PALMYRA; PISCES;

EID: 84878354607     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10259     Document Type: Article

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