Abundance and distribution of black band disease on coral reefs in the northern Florida Keys

Coral Reefs

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 219-223

  Kuta, K G ^a   Richardson, L L ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BLACK BAND DISEASE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DISEASES; DISTRIBUTION; REEF BUILDING CORALS;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

COLPOPHYLLIA NATANS; DIPLORIA LABYRINTHIFORMIS; DIPLORIA OLIVOSA; DIPLORIA STRIGOSA; MONTASTREA ANNULARIS; MONTASTREA CAVERNOSA;

EID: 0030302965     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01787455     Document Type: Article

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