Local variability but landscape stability in coral reef communities following repeated hurricane impacts

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 204, Issue , 2000, Pages 93-100

  Bythell, J C ^a   Hillis Starr, Z M ^a   Rogers, C S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community dynamics; Coral reefs; Disturbance; Hurricane impacts

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HURRICANE; RECRUITMENT;

DIADEMA ANTILLARUM;

EID: 0034609874     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps204093     Document Type: Article

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