Archipelago-wide coral recovery patterns since 1998 in the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 362, Issue , 2008, Pages 109-117

  Sheppard, C R C ^a   Harris, A ^a   Sheppard, A L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Coral reef; Recovery; Sea surface temperature

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL BLEACHING; ENCRUSTING ORGANISM; JUVENILE; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SOFT CORAL; WARMING;

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY; CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS;

ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; FAVIIDAE; ISOPORA PALIFERA;

EID: 47949120694     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07436     Document Type: Article

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