Soft coral abundance on the central Great Barrier Reef: Effects of Acanthaster planci, space availability, and aspects of the physical environment

Coral Reefs

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 159-167

  Fabricius, K E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; CORAL COLONY; CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; SOFT CORAL; SOFT CORAL ABUNDANCE; TRANSECT;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ALCYONARIA; ALCYONIIDAE; ANTHOZOA; ASTEROIDEA; HALIMEDA; NEPHTHEIDAE; PORIFERA; SCLERACTINIA; TUNICATA; XENIIDAE; ZOANTHINARIA;

EID: 0030803062     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050070     Document Type: Article

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