Spatial patterns and ecology of benthic communities on a high-latitude South Florida (Broward County, USA) reef system

Coral Reefs

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 447-464

  Moyer, Ryan P ^a   Riegl, Bernhard ^a   Banks, Kenneth ^b   Dodge, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Broward Co Dept Plan Environ P   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic coral reef ecology; Broward County, Florida; High latitude reefs; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BROWARD COUNTY; FLORIDA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA PALMATA; ALCYONACEA; ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA; MONTASTRAEA CAVERNOSA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0347659164     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-003-0334-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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