Regional-scale dominance of non-framework building corals on Caribbean reefs affects carbonate production and future reef growth

Global Change Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1153-1164

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Orbicella; Acropora; Carbonate budgets; Caribbean; Coral reefs; Reef growth

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CARBONATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; GROWTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

ACROPORA; AGARICIA; ANTHOZOA; PORITES; SIDERASTREA;

CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; CARIBBEAN; CORAL REEF; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIODIVERSITY; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; CARBONATES; CARIBBEAN REGION; CORAL REEFS; SEASONS;

EID: 84923102691     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12792     Document Type: Article

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