Consistent nutrient storage and supply mediated by diverse fish communities in coral reef ecosystems

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2459-2472

  Allgeier, Jacob E ^a,d   Layman, Craig A ^b,d   Mumby, Peter J ^c   Rosemond, Amy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal ecosystems; Consumer mediated nutrient supply; Eutrophication; Fish; Food web; Mangroves; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Redfield ratio; Seagrass beds

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; EUTROPHICATION; FISH; FOOD WEB; MANGROVE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; REDFIELD RATIO; SEAGRASS;

LESSER ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISH; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BAYES THEOREM; CORAL REEFS; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FISHES; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84903777941     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12566     Document Type: Article

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