Distribution, abundance and species composition of juvenile scleractinian corals in the Florida reef tract

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 555-569

  Chiappone, M ^a   Sullivan, K M ^a  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL JUVENILE; DISTRIBUTION; JUVENILES; REEF; REEF COMMUNITIES; SPECIES COMPOSITION;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

SCLERACTINA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0029729021     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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