Size matters: Bleaching dynamics of the coral Oculina patagonica

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 294, Issue , 2005, Pages 181-188

  Shenkar, N ^a   Fine, M ^b   Loya, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Mediterranean Sea; Oculina patagonica; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

COLONY; CORAL BLEACHING; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIZE EFFECT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; OCULINA PATAGONICA;

EID: 21244505418     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps294181     Document Type: Article

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