Evidence for a decadal-scale decline in the growth rates of juvenile scleractinian corals

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 341, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-13

  Edmunds, Peter J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Corals; Growth; Juveniles; Recruits; Scleractinia

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SHALLOW WATER;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 34547577260     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps341001     Document Type: Article

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