Detecting the effects of natural disturbances on coral assemblages in French Polynesia: A decade survey at multiple scales

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 111-123

  Adjeroud, Mehdi ^a,b   Chancerelle, Yannick ^a,b   Schrimm, Muriel ^a,b   Perez, Thierry ^c   Lecchini, David ^a,b   Galzin, René ^a,b   Salvat, Bernard ^a,b  

^a Centre de Biologie et d Ecologie Tropicale et Méditerranéenne   (French Polynesia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Bleaching events; Coral reefs; Indicators; Pacific Ocean; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISTURBANCE;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; WORLD;

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA;

EID: 22544435554     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2005014     Document Type: Review

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