Coral mortality, recovery and reef degradation at Mexico Rocks Patch Reef Complex, Northern Belize, Central America: 1995-1997

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 530-531, Issue , 2004, Pages 481-487

  Burke, C D ^a   McHenry, T M ^b   Bischoff, W D ^a   Huttig, E S ^a   Yang, W ^a   Thorndyke, L ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Levine Fricke   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotic phase shift

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBONATES; DEGRADATION; EROSION; ROCKS;

CORAL MORTALITY; REEF DEGRADATION; SKELETAL STRUCTURE; SURFACE AREA;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; REGENERATION;

AMBERGRIS CAY; BELIZE; CENTRAL AMERICA; MEXICO ROCKS; ORANGE WALK; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 12444250123     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-2669-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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