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Effects of wave exposure on the community structure of a plant-dominated, fringing-reef platform: intermediate disturbance and disturbance-mediated competition
| Title: | Effects of wave exposure on the community structure of a plant-dominated, fringing-reef platform: intermediate disturbance and disturbance-mediated competition. |
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| Name(s): |
Kilar, J. A., creator McLachlan, J., creator Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Article | |
| Issuance: | single unit | |
| Date Issued: | 1989 | |
| Publisher: | Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Extent: | 13 p. | |
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| Language(s): | English | |
| Identifier: | 3350860 (digitool), FADT3350860 (IID), fau:6469 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
Effects of wave-exposure on a fore-reef community were investigated by quantitative biomass sampling and field manipulations at Galeta Point, Caribbean Panama. Three predictions of Connell's (1978) intermediate-disturbance hypothesis are examined: (1) community diversity should be low in highly disturbed habitats, as few species can tolerate extreme biotic and abiotic conditions; (2) community diversity should be low in benign habitats, as most species are excluded by the competitive dominants; and (3) maximal community diversity should occur at intermediate conditions, as neither competition nor disturbance exert a dominating influence. This manuscript is available at http://www.int-res.com/ and may be cited as: Kilar, J. A., & McLachlan, J. (1989). Effects of wave exposure on the community structure of a plant-dominated, fringing-reef platform: intermediate disturbance and disturbance-mediated competition. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 54, 265-276. Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #707. |
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| Subject(s): |
Waves Reefs Biomass Marine algae Sampling |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3350860 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | ©1989 Inter-Research Science Center | |
| Host Institution: | FAU |
