What do we know about Eilat (Red Sea) reef degradation? A critical examination of the published literature

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 327, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-200

  Rinkevich, Baruch ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Degradation; Eilat; Red Sea

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW;

AFRICA; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; EILAT; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; SOUTHERN DISTRICT; WORLD;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 27944449618     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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