The impacts of coral bleaching in rodrigues, western Indian ocean

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 555, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Hardman, Emily R ^a   Stamrfli, Nathalie S ^b   Lucy, Hunt ^a   Perrine, Sydney ^a   Perry, Anna ^a   Raffin, J S Jovani ^a  

^a Marine Research and Training Centre   (Mauritius)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ISLAND; MORTALITY RISK; SURVEYING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; RODRIGUEZ ISLAND;

ACROPORA; ACTINIARIA; ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; ECHINOMETRA MATHAEI; PORITES RUS; ZOANTHIDEA;

EID: 70349484404     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.555.1     Document Type: Article

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