Sewage impacts coral reefs at multiple levels of ecological organization

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1356-1362

  Reopanichkul, Pasinee ^a   Schlacher, Thomas A ^a   Carter, R W ^a   Worachananant, Suchai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Algae; Coral reefs; Nutrients; Reef fish; Sewage pollution

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; CORAL REEFS; ECOLOGICAL RESPONSE; FISH ABUNDANCE; GLOBAL THREATS; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; LOCAL DATA; LOCAL SCALE; MARINE PARK; MULTIPLE LEVELS; NUTRIENT POLLUTION; POLLUTION IMPACT; REEF FISH; SEA TEMPERATURE; SEWAGE DISCHARGES; SPECIES RICHNESS; THAILAND; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGY; FISH; HEALTH RISKS; MARINE ENGINEERING; MARINE POLLUTION; MEATS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLLUTION; REEFS; SEWAGE; TURBIDITY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

NUTRIENTS;

ACIDIFICATION; ALGA; BENTHOS; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FISH; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISH; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MACROALGA; PLANT DENSITY; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; THAILAND; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NORTHEASTERN REGION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SURIN; THAILAND;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 68949127015     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.04.024     Document Type: Article

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