A tale of germs, storms, and bombs: Geomorphology and coral assemblage structure at Vieques (Puerto Rico) compared to St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1008-1021

  Riegl, Bernhard ^a,b   Moyer, Ryan P ^a,b   Walker, Brian K ^a   Kohler, Kevin ^a   Gilliam, David ^a   Dodge, Richard E ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora; Bombing range; Caribbean; Coral reefs; Degradation; Disease; Navy

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EXPLOSIVE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REFUGE; SHELF DYNAMICS; STORM DAMAGE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO; SAINT CROIX; VIEQUES; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ACROPORA; ACROPORA PALMATA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 51549110345     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0814.1     Document Type: Article

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