Coral reefs of Huatulco, West México: Reef development in upwelling Gulf of Tehuantepec

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1033-1047

  Glynn, Peter W ^a   Leyte Morales, Gerardo E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; Mexican Pacific; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001370204     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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