Possible refugia for reefs in times of environmental stress

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 520-531

  Riegl, B ^a,b   Piller, W E ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Coral reef; Red Sea; Reef health; Refuge; Sea surface temperature; South Africa; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; MASS MORTALITY; REFUGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING;

BAHAMAS; CAYMAN ISLANDS; RED SEA; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0142187189     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-003-0328-9     Document Type: Article

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