Hydrodynamic forces on larvae affect their settlement on coral reefs in turbulent, wavedriven flow

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 318-330

  Reidenbach, Matthew A ^a,b,c   Koseff, Jeffrey R ^a   Koehl, M A R ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETER; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; GASTROPOD; HYDRODYNAMIC FORCE; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; MICROHABITAT; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHEAR STRESS; WAVE ACTION; WAVE FORCE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; PHESTILLA SIBOGAE; PORITES COMPRESSA;

EID: 61649116601     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2009.54.1.0318     Document Type: Article

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