Mass mortality of the sea urchin Diadema mexicanum in La Entrega at Bahias de Huatulco, Western Mexico

Coral Reefs

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1017-1017

  Benitez Villalobos F ^a   Martínez, J P Díaz ^a   Martinez Garcia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECHINODERM; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INJURY; MASS MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

DIADEMA MEXICANUM; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 70350614412     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0541-5     Document Type: Article

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