Reef classification by coral morphology predicts coral reef conservation value

Biological Conservation

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Edinger, Evan N ^a,b   Risk, Michael J ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation value; Coral morphology; Coral reef; Marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MORPHOLOGY;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0033990525     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(99)00067-1     Document Type: Article

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