Effects of depth and microhabitat on growth and survivorship of juvenile corals in the Florida Keys

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 278, Issue , 2004, Pages 115-124

  Edmunds, Peter J ^a   Bruno, John F ^b   Carlon, David B ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth gradient; Juvenile corals; Microhabitats; Scleractinian

Indexed keywords

CORAL; DEPTH; GROWTH; MICROHABITAT; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; SURVIVORSHIP;

CONCH REEF; FLORIDA; FLORIDA KEYS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 6044269563     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps278115     Document Type: Article

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