Coral species richness: Ecological versus biogeographical influences

Coral Reefs

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-49

  Cornell, H V ^a   Karlson, R H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Dispersal; Disturbance; Diversity; Saturation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0033884941     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050224     Document Type: Review

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