Coral calcification from skeletal records revisited

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 373, Issue , 2008, Pages 257-264

  Lough, Janice M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Coral calcification; Great Barrier Reef; Porites; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; CALCIFICATION; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

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

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 58849090899     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07398     Document Type: Review

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