Present state of diseases and other signs of reef deterioration at seven coral reefs at Los Roques Archipelago National Park, Venezuela;Estado actual de las enfermedades y otros signos de deterioro coralino en siete arrecifes del Parque Nacional Archipiélago de Los Roques, Venezuela

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2003, Pages 173-180

  García, Adriana ^a   Cróquer, Aldo ^b   Pauls, Sheila M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^c Urbanización Country Club ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Archipi lago de Los Roques; Coral diseases; Coral reefs; Scleractinean corals; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHOZOA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; VENEZUELA;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCIDENCE; SEAWATER; VENEZUELA;

ANTHOZOA; BOCA; SPARISOMA CRETENSE;

EID: 1642299049     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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