A predictive regression model for the geochemical variability of iron and manganese in a coral reef ecosystem

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-310

  Gopinath, Anu ^a   Kumar, N C ^a   Jayalakshmi, K V ^b   Padmalal, D ^c   Nair, S M ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^c CENTRE FOR EARTH SCIENCE STUDIES   (India)

Author keywords

Coral; Iron; Lakshadweep; Manganese; Nutrients; Regression model

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 27744588608     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15275920500194563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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