Characterization of the coral communities at palmyraatoll in the remote central pacific ocean

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 557, 2008, Pages 1-32

  Williams, Gareth J ^a   Maragos, James E ^b   Davy, Simon K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; ECOMORPHOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVEYING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA; ASTREOPORA; FAVIA; FAVITES; FUNGIA; GARDINEROSERIS; HYDNOPHORA; LEPTOSERIS; MONTIPORA; PALMYRA; POCILLOPORA;

EID: 70349488469     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.557.1     Document Type: Article

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