Exposure-driven macroalgal phase shift following catastrophic disturbance on coral reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 715-725

  Roff, George ^a   Chollett, Iliana ^a,b   Doropoulos, Christopher ^a   Golbuu, Yimnang ^c   Steneck, Robert S ^d   Isechal, Adelle L ^c   van Woesik, Robert ^e   Mumby, Peter J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c Palau International Coral Reef Center   (Palau)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^e Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbivory; Liagora; Micronesia; Palau; Typhoon; Wave exposure

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HERBIVORY; MACROALGA; SUCCESSION; TYPHOON;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PALAU;

ANTHOZOA; LIAGORA; LIAGORA SP.; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84938742900     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-015-1305-z     Document Type: Article

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