Coral recruitment and early benthic community development on several materials used in the construction of artificial reefs and breakwaters

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Burt, John ^a,b   Bartholomew, Aaron ^c   Bauman, Andrew ^d   Saif, Abdulla ^c   Sale, Peter F ^b,d  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^d United Nations University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial reef; Breakwater; Coral; Material; Recruitment; Terra cotta; Tile

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARTIFICIAL REEF; BENTHOS; BREAKWATER; CORAL; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); URBAN AREA;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 67349113498     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.03.009     Document Type: Article

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