Disease prevalence and population density over time in three common Caribbean coral reef sponge species

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1715-1720

  Wulff, Janie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CORAL REEF; DISEASE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPONGE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SAN BLAS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 36749001596     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002531540705881X     Document Type: Article

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