Mortality rates of juvenile starfish Acanthaster planci and Nardoa spp. measured on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia and in Okinawa, Japan;Taux de survie de l'asterie juvenile Acanthaster planci et Nardoa sp. mesures dans la Grande Barriere de Corail Australienne et a Okinawa, Japon

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 441-448

  Keesing, John K ^a   Wiedermeyer, Winfried L ^b   Okaji, Ken ^c   Halford, Andrew R ^c   Hall, Karina C ^c   Cartwright, Carina M ^c  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b PMB 3 ^*  (Germany)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUVENILES; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; STARFISH; STARFISH JUVENILE;

AUSTRALIA, GREAT BARRIER REEF; CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ASTEROIDEA;

EID: 0029854935     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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