Resheeting of relict Acropora palmata framework may promote fast growth, but does it compromise the structural integrity of the colony?

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-

  Bonito, Victor ^a   Grober Dunsmore, Rikki ^a,b  

^a Votua Village   (Fiji)

^b National Marine Protected Areas Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE;

ACROPORA PALMATA;

EID: 33644614950     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0062-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Trenberth K (2005) Uncertainty in Hurricanes and Global Warming. Science 308:1753-1754
4. Zubillaga AL, Bastidas C, Croquer A (2005) High densities of the elkhorn coral Acropora palmata in Cayo de Agua, Archipelago Los Roques National Park Venezuela. Coral Reefs 24(1):86-86