Sponge-coral interactions on Caribbean reefs

Authors	L.A.M. Aerts
Supervisors	R.P.M. Bak
Cosupervisors	R.W.M. van Soest
Award date	06-05-1999
Number of pages	157
Publisher	Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Organisations	Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Universiteit van Amsterdam
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1: General introduction Chapter 2: Quantification of sponge/coral interactions in a physically stressed reef-community, NE Colombia Chapter 3: Sponge/coral interactions in Caribbean reefs: analysis of overgrowth patterns in relation to species identity and cover. Chapter 4: Dynamics behind stand-off interactions between three reef sponges and the coral Montastraea cavernosa. Chapter 5: The role of toxicity in competition for space between sponges and corals. Chapter 6: Ecological strategies and competitive ability in the opportunistic reef sponge Desmapsamma anchorata Lisanne Aerts, Sander Scheffers & Raquel Gomez Chapter 7: Ecological strategies and competitive ability in the long-lived reef sponge Niphates erecta. Chapter 8: Ecological strategies and competitive ability in the excavating reef sponge Anthosigmella varians. Chapter 9: Summary and Conclusions Nederlandse samenvatting Literature Cover
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