Ecological states and the resilience of coral reefs

Ecology and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

  McClanahan, Tim ^a   Polunin, Nicholas ^b   Done, Terry ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

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EID: 54249102341     PISSN: 17083087     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/es-00461-060218     Document Type: Article

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