Macroalgal herbivory on recovering versus degrading coral reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 409-419

  Chong Seng, K M ^a   Nash, K L ^a   Bellwood, D R ^a   Graham, N A J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ecosystem function; Phase shifts; Recovery; Redundancy; Sargassum

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; BROWN ALGA; CORAL REEF; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; PERCIFORM; REGENERATION;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CHLORURUS SORDIDUS; LEPTOSCARUS VAIGIENSIS; NASO ELEGANS; NASO UNICORNIS; PISCES; SARGASSUM; SIGANUS PUELLOIDES; SIGANUS SUTOR;

EID: 84900814547     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-014-1134-5     Document Type: Article

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