Coral cover as a proxy of disturbance: A case study of the biodiversity of the hermatypic corals in Yongxing Island, Xisha Islands in the South China Sea

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 129-135

  Huang, Hui ^a   Lian, Jiansheng ^a   Huang, Xiaoping ^a   Huang, Liangmin ^a   Zou, Renlin ^a   Wang, Daoru ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b Hainan Provincial Institute of Construction Project Planning and Design   (China)

Author keywords

Coral cover; Disturbance; Hermatypic coral; Intermediate disturbance hypothesis; Proxy; Xisha Islands; Yongxing Island

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34648820515     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-9129-4     Document Type: Article

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