Coral bleaching 2002 in the Palk Bay, southeast coast of India

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1787-1793

  Kumaraguru, A K ^a   Jayakumar, K ^a   Ramakritinan, C M ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

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[No Author keywords available]

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ANIMALIA; ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 4544226125     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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