Coral injury and recovery: Matrix models link process to pattern

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-208

  Ruesink, Jennifer L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Partial mortality; Porites astreoides; Regeneration; Scleractinian coral; Sclerochronology; Siderastrea siderea

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ARTICLE; GROWTH; INJURY; MORTALITY; REGENERATION;

CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INJURY; MATRIX MODEL; REGENERATION;

PORITES ASTREOIDES; SCLERACTINIA; SIDERASTREA SIDEREA;

EID: 0030619665     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02655-X     Document Type: Article

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