Coral assemblages and physico-chemical characteristics of the Whitsunday Islands: Evidence of recent community changes

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 427-440

  Van Woesik, R ^a   Tomascik, T ^b   Blake, S ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Sci and Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECRUITMENT;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; WHITSUNDAY ISLANDS;

ACROPORA; ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; FAVIIDAE; MONTIPORA; PORITES; POTIRES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0032801554     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF97046     Document Type: Article

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