Predicted disappearance of coral-reef ramparts: A direct result of major ecological disturbances

Global Change Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 839-845

  Williams Jr , Ernest H ^a   Bartels, Paul J ^b   Bunkley Williams, Lucy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b WARREN WILSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Coral cay; Elkhorn coral; Marine major ecological disturbances; Prediction; Reef rampart; White band disease

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; PREDICTION;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0342680063     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.1999.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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