Bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef: Differential susceptibilities among taxa

Coral Reefs

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-163

  Marshall, P A ^a,b   Baird, A H ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Great Barrier Reef   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Coral reef Disturbance; History; Mortality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CORAL BLEACHING; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; CYPHASTREA; GALAXEA; MILLEPORA; POCILLOPORIDAE; STYLASTERIDAE;

EID: 0033864092     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380000086     Document Type: Article

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