Palau's coral reefs show differential habitat recovery following the 1998-bleaching event

Coral Reefs

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 319-332

  Golbuu, Y ^a,b   Victor, S ^a   Penland, L ^a   Idip Jr , D ^a   Emaurois, C ^a   Okaji, K ^a   Yukihira, H ^a   Iwase, A ^c   Van Woesik, R ^d  

^a Palau International Coral Reef Center   (Palau)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^d Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Corals; Habitats; Recovery; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT; REGROWTH; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SURVIVAL;

CAROLINE ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALAU;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34249870609     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0200-7     Document Type: Article

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