Post-settlement mortality and growth of newly settled reef corals in a subtropical environment

Coral Reefs

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 418-421

  Wilson, Joanne ^a,b   Harrison, Peter ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral recruitment; Growth; Post settlement mortality; Subtropical reefs

Indexed keywords

CORAL; GROWTH; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SOLITARY ISLANDS MARINE PARK;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 28444444146     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0033-1     Document Type: Article

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