Changing dynamics of Caribbean reef carbonate budgets: Emergence of reef bioeroders as critical controls on present and future reef growth potential

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1796, 2014, Pages

  Perry, Chris T ^a   Murphy, Gary N ^a   Kench, Paul S ^b   Edinger, Evan N ^c   Smithers, Scott G ^d   Steneck, Robert S ^e   Mumby, Peter J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioerosion; Carbonate budgets; Caribbean; Coral reefs; Diadema; Parrotfish

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

BIOEROSION; CARBONATE; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; ENDOLITHON; EROSION RATE; PERCIFORM; SPONGE;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CARIBBEAN; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA URCHIN;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARIBBEAN REGION; CORAL REEFS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEA URCHINS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ANTHOZOA; DIADEMA; SCARIDAE;

EID: 84908179690     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2018     Document Type: Article

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