Influence of dead coral substrate morphology on patterns of juvenile coral distribution

Marine Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1145-1152

  Norstrom A V ^a   Lokrantz, J ^a   Nystrom M ^a   Yap, H T ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; JUVENILE; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 33847292499     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-006-0458-2     Document Type: Article

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