Temporal dynamics in coral bioindicators for water quality on coastal coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 703-716

  Cooper, Timothy F ^a,b,e   Ridd, Peter V ^b   Ulstrup, Karin E ^a,c   Humphrey, Craig ^a   Slivkoff, Matthew ^d   Fabricius, Katharina E ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthic irradiance; Bioerosion; Sea surface temperature; Specificity; Symbiont density; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; BIOINDICATOR; CHLOROPHYLL A; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; IRRADIANCE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYMBIONT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; PORITES;

EID: 50249178428     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08016     Document Type: Article

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