Water quality conditions on coral reefs at the marino ballena national park, pacific costa RICA

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-152

  Alvarado, Juan José ^a   Fernández, Cindy ^a   Cortés, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NUTRIENT; SEDIMENTATION; WATER QUALITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; MARINO BALLENA NATIONAL PARK;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 62949186000     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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