Coral reef disturbance and resilience in a human-dominated environment

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 413-417

  Nyström, Magnus ^a   Folke, Carl ^a   Moberg, Fredrik ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE;

ALGA; BLEACHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DESTRUCTION; ECOSYSTEM; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; REVIEW; STRESS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOURISM;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0033802113     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5347(00)01948-0     Document Type: Review

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