Lesion healing on massive Porites spp. corals

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 164, Issue , 1998, Pages 213-220

  Van Woesik, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Healing rates; Lesions; Massive Porites

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HEATING; LESION; REGENERATION;

JAPAN; OKINAWA; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES LOBATA; PORITES LUBATA; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 0032499061     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps164213     Document Type: Article

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