Spatial and temporal variation of coral recruitment in Taiwan

Coral Reefs

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 224-228

  Soong, Keryea ^a   Chen, Ming Hui ^a,b   Chen, Chao Lun ^c   Dai, Chang Feng ^d   Fan, Tung Yung ^b   Li, Jan Jung ^b   Fan, Honmin ^a   Kou, K ^e   Hsieh, H ^f  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Kenting National Park Authority   (Taiwan)

^f Penghu Aquarium   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coral; Recruitment; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

CORAL; RECRUITMENT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

TAIWAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0142028873     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-003-0311-8     Document Type: Article

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