Abundance, distribution and partial mortality of the massive coral Siderastrea siderea on degrading coral reefs at Barbados, West Indies

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 622-627

  Lewis, John B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY DYNAMICS; CORAL; EUTROPHICATION; PARTIAL MORTALITY; REEF DEGRADATION;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CORAL; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; SEA POLLUTION;

BARBADOS;

ANTHOZOA; SIDERASTREA SIDEREA;

EID: 0030692702     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(96)00184-1     Document Type: Article

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