Status of Maldivian reefs eight years after the 1998 coral mass mortality

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 67-72

  Lasagna, R ^a   Albertelli, G ^a   Giovannetti, E ^a   Grondona, M ^a   Milani, A ^a   Morri, C ^a   Bianchi, C N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic categories; Coral reefs; Maldives; Phase shift

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; CONSERVATION STATUS; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MORTALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALDIVES;

ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 47249160302     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540801966454     Document Type: Article

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