The potential listing of Acropora species under the US Endangered Species Act

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 534-536

  Precht, William F ^a   Robbart, Martha L ^a   Aronson, Richard B ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; MARINE POLLUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CENTRAL AMERICA; CORAL; CORAL REEF; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 5144223741     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2004.08.017     Document Type: Article

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