Steps towards the evaluation of coral reef restoration by using small branch fragments

Marine Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 807-812

  Rinkevich, B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GENET; GROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ANTHOZOA; GENETTA; STYLOPHORA PISTILLATA;

EID: 0033932079     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002270000293     Document Type: Article

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