Ecosystem recovery after episodic disturbance: Resilience of some coral reefs after Acanthaster outbreaks

Senckenbergiana Maritima

Volumn 27, Issue 3-6, 1996, Pages 227-235

  Fabricius, Tharina E ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR TROPICAL MARINE RESEARCH ZMT   (Germany)

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EID: 0000069288     PISSN: 0080889X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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