Distribution and abundance of sea urchins in Singapore reefs and their potential ecological impacts on macroalgae and coral communities

Ocean Science Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 211-219

  Goh, Beverly P L ^a   Lim, Dawn Y F ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diadema setosum; herbivory; macroalgae; sea urchin; Singapore coral reefs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CORAL REEF; ECHINODERM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DIADEMA SETOSUM; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 84937546519     PISSN: 17385261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12601-015-0018-0     Document Type: Article

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