Fluorescence census techniques for the early detection of coral recruits

Coral Reefs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-76

  Baird, A H ^a   Salih, A ^b   Trevor Jones, A ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Acropora; Coral reefs; Fluorescence; Mortality; Recruitment; Settlement

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DETECTION METHOD; FLUORESCENCE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644628351     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-005-0072-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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