The role of colony morphology and substratum inclination in the success of Millepora alcicornis on shallow coral reefs

Coral Reefs

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-140

  Edmunds, P J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire coral; Growth; Millepora; Morphology; Structure

Indexed keywords

MILLEPORA ALCICORNIS;

EID: 0032819471     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050167     Document Type: Article

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