Macrobioerosion of dead branchingPorites, 4 and 6 years after coral mass mortality

ABSTRACT: Internal bioerosion by macroborers (polychaetes, sipunculans, bivalves, and sponges) was investigated in deadPoritesbranches collected from 8 coral reefs along the Kenyan coast, 4 and 6 yr after the 1998 mass mortality of corals. Levels of nutrients, benthic cover, and numbers of grazing a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine Ecology Progress Series. - Inter-Research, 1979. - 458(2012) vom: Juli, Seite 103-122
1. Verfasser: Carreiro-Silva, M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: McClanahan, T. R.
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Schlagworte:Calcium carbonate Climate disturbance Kenya Marine protected areas Monitoring Pollution Reef framework Thermal anomaly Biological sciences Physical sciences mehr... Applied sciences Environmental studies