Survival dynamics of scleractinian coral larvae and implications for dispersal

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 529-539

  Graham, E M ^a   Baird, A H ^a   Connolly, S R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Dispersal; Larvae; Larval mortality; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; CORAL; DISPERSAL; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; SPAWNING; SURVIVAL; SURVIVORSHIP;

ACROPORA LATISTELLA; ANTHOZOA; FAVIA PALLIDA; GONIASTREA ASPERA; MONTASTRAEA MAGNISTELLATA; PAEONIA; PECTINIA PAEONIA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 48449089394     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0361-z     Document Type: Article

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