Evidence for benthic primary production support of an apex predator-dominated coral reef food web

Marine Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1681-1695

  Hilting, Anna K ^a   Currin, Carolyn A ^a   Kosaki, Randall K ^b  

^a NOAA NOS NCCOS CCFHR   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; ENRICHMENT; FOOD WEB; HERBIVORE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PREDATOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SHARK; STABLE ISOTOPE; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; GALEOCERDO CUVIER;

EID: 84879232572     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-013-2220-x     Document Type: Article

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