A review of evidence for food limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 519, Issue , 2015, Pages 265-283

  Pawlik, Joseph R ^a   McMurray, Steven E ^a   Erwin, Patrick ^a   Zea, Sven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Bottom up; Coral reefs; DOC; Food webs; Photoautotrophy; Sponge loop; Suspension feeding; Symbiosis; Top down

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BENTHOS; CICHLID; CORAL REEF; FOOD LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SPONGE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALIA; CARIBBEAN SEA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84921903987     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps11093     Document Type: Review

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