Patterns of coral larval settlement on lagoon reefs in the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve, Kenya

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 348, Issue , 2007, Pages 149-159

  Mangubhai, Sangeeta ^a,b   Harrison, Peter L ^a   Obura, David O ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CORDIO East Africa ^*  (Kenya)

Author keywords

Coral reproduction; Coral settlement; East African coast; Equatorial reefs; Kenya; Spat densities

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SEASON; COASTAL LAGOON; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CORAL; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MARINE PARK; REEF; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPAWNING;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; MOMBASA MARINE NATIONAL PARK AND RESERVE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACROPORA; ACROPORIDAE; ANTHOZOA; FAVIIDAE; POCILLOPORIDAE; PORITIDAE;

EID: 36549008064     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07090     Document Type: Article

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