Large temperature plunges recorded by data loggers at different depths on an Indian Ocean atoll: Comparison with satellite data and relevance to coral refuges

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 399-403

  Sheppard, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral bleaching; Diego Garcia; Indian Ocean; Refuges; Seawater temperature

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL BLEACHING; PROTECTED AREA; REFUGE; SATELLITE DATA; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TIDAL CYCLE;

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY; CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO; DIEGO GARCIA; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 67349167999     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0476-x     Document Type: Article

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