Methods and interpretation of coral recruitment studies: Effects of anthropogenic disturbance?

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1019-1023

  Glassom, D ^a   Chadwick Furman, N E ^b   Zakai, D ^c,d,e  

^a OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Science Eilat   (Israel)

^e Israel Nature and Parks Authority   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CORAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; BIOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; MARINE BIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24644490535     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.07.002     Document Type: Letter

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