Can differential bleaching and mortality among coral species offer useful indicators for assessment and management of reefs under stress?

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 421-442

  Obura, David Obare ^a  

^a CORDIO ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MORTALITY;

KENYA; MADAGASCAR; MOZAMBIQUE;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOPORA GEMMACEA; GALAXEA ASTREATA; HYDNOPHORA EXESA; MONTIPORA TUBERCULOSA; POCILLOPORA; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 0035681834     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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