Distribution, diversity, and conservation of coral reefs and coral communities in the largest marine protected area of Pacific Panama (Coiba Island)

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-121

  Guzman, Hector M ^a   Guevara, Carlos A ^a   Breedy, Odalisca ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Coiba Island; Coral reef management; Marine protected area; Octocorals; Panama; Scleractinian corals

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; OCEAN HABITATS; SATELLITES;

CORAL REEFS; PACIFIC PANAMA;

REEFS;

CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE PARK; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PANAMA; RED ALGA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES ENDEMICITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COIBA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; VERAGUAS;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; MANTA; RHODOPHYTA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 4043073423     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892904001250     Document Type: Article

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