Will increased storm disturbance affect the biodiversity of intertidal, nonscleractinian sessile fauna on coral reefs?

Global Change Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2755-2770

  Walker, S J ^a   Degnan, B M ^a   Hooper, J N A ^b   Skilleter, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Coral reefs; Cryptic invertebrates; Disturbance; Great Barrier Reef; Storms

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SESSILE SPECIES; STORM;

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

ANTHOZOA; ASCIDIACEA; BRYOZOA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 54449097520     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01644.x     Document Type: Article

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