Terrigenous sediment impact on coral recruitment and growth affects the use of coral habitat by recruit parrotfishes (F. Scaridae)

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 417-429

  DeMartini, E ^a   Jokiel, P ^b   Beets, J ^c   Stender, Y ^b,d   Storlazzi, C ^e   Minton, D ^f   Conklin, E ^f  

^a NOAA Fisheries   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorurus spilurus (sordidus); Juvenile nursery habitat; Porites compressa; Reef sedimentation; Ridge to reef; Scarus psittacus; Space for time substitution; Watershed reclamation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FRINGING REEF; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; NURSERY GROUND; PERCIFORM; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; WATERSHED;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KOHALA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; CHLORURUS; PISCES; PORITES COMPRESSA; SCARIDAE; SCARUS PSITTACUS;

EID: 84883863439     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-013-0247-2     Document Type: Article

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