A biogeographic analysis and review of the far eastern Pacific coral reef region

Coral Reefs

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-23

  Glynn, P W ^a   Ault, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Eastern Pacific; Zooxanthellate corals

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; COSTA RICA; ECUADOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE FAUNA; PACIFIC OCEAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; DISPERSAL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; VICARIANCE;

(EAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; COCOS; HAWAIIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033876973     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050220     Document Type: Review

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