Abstract
Nearshore hard-bottom communities were characterized by low relief, low coral cover (<1%), a visual dominance of octocorals, and a seasonal change in algal abundance. Changes observed on nearshore communities included an increase in algal coverage and a mass mortality of milleporid hydrocorals associated with hyperthermal conditions in nearshore waters during summer 1991. -from Authors
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 747-756 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Bulletin of Marine Science |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Aquatic Science
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Chiappone, M., & Sullivan, K. M. (1994). Ecological structure and dynamics of nearshore hard-bottom communities in the Florida Keys. Bulletin of Marine Science, 54(3), 747-756.