Spatial pattern of coral diversity in Luhuitou fringing reef, Sanya, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1419-1428

  Meixia, Zhao ^a,b   Kefu, Yu ^a   Qiaomin, Zhang ^a   Qi, Shi ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

biodiversity; coral reef; Luhuitou (Sanya); spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL PROTECTION; CORAL; DOMINANCE; FRINGING REEF; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HAINAN; LUHUITOU FRINGING REEF; SANYA;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; PORITES; PORITES LUTEA;

EID: 48749113734     PISSN: 18722032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2032(08)60051-7     Document Type: Article

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