Partial colony mortality reflects coral community dynamics: A fringing reef study near a small river in Okinawa, Japan

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-280

  Dikou, Angela ^a   Van Woesik, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Community dynamics; Coral reefs; Indicators; Partial mortality; River discharge

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CORAL REEFS; INDICATORS; PARTIAL MORTALITY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

RIVERS;

FRESH WATER;

CORAL REEF; FRINGING REEF; MORTALITY; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; CORAL REEF; JAPAN; MORTALITY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; JAPAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAWATER; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; OKINAWA [OKINAWA (PRF)]; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33644889631     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.08.021     Document Type: Article

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