Long-term dynamics of coral reefs in St. John, US Virgin Islands

Coral Reefs

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 357-367

  Edmunds, Peter J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corals; Dynamics; Ecology; Scleractinians; Virgin Islands

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; PROTECTED AREA;

SAINT JOHN; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0036942994     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-002-0258-1     Document Type: Article

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