Ranking coral ecosystem "health and value" for the islands of the Hawaiian Archipelago

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-68

  Jokiel, Paul L ^a   Rodgers, Ku'ulei S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Ecosystem health; Index of biological integrity; Marine protected area; Ranking

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; MARINE PARK; PROTECTED AREA;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI; TESTUDINES;

EID: 34247869606     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc070060     Document Type: Article

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