Nutrient enrichment on coral reefs: Is it a major cause of coral reef decline?

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 743-766

  Szmant, Alina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DEGRADATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; PISCES;

EID: 0036701508     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02804903     Document Type: Article

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