Population size-structure of the reef-coral Montastraea annularis in two contrasting reefs of a Marine Protected Area in the southern Caribbean sea

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-76

  Alvarado Chacón, Elvira Maria ^a   Acosta, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD JORGE TADEO LOZANO   (Colombia)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; LONGEVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTECTED AREA; RAMET; SIZE STRUCTURE;

BOLIVAR [COLOMBIA]; CARTAGENA BAY; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS;

EID: 69249162255     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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