Turbidity regimes over fringing coral reefs near a mining site at Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1006-1014

  Thomas, Séverine ^a   Ridd, Peter V ^a   Day, Geoff ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Lihir Management Company   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Fringing coral reef; Lihir Island; Mining impact; Papua New Guinea; Sediment; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; PORTS AND HARBORS; REEFS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CORAL REEFS;

TURBIDITY;

CORAL REEF; FRINGING REEF; MINING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PREDICTION; SEDIMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURBIDITY;

LIHIR ISLAND; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0042025217     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00122-X     Document Type: Article

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