Lesion regeneration in the branching coral Acropora palmata: Effects of colonization, colony size, lesion size, and lesion shape

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 197, Issue , 2000, Pages 209-215

  Lirman, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora palmata; Coral fragmentation; Coral lesions; Lesion regeneration; Lesion size and shape

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CORAL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LESION; REGENERATION;

FLORIDA; FLORIDA REEF TRACT; UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA PALMATA; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0034640514     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps197209     Document Type: Article

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