Towards an understanding of resilience in isolated coral reefs

Global Change Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3031-3045

  Halford, Andrew R ^a   Caley, M Julian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community response; Coral bleaching; Coral reef fishes; Disturbance; Indirect effects; Resilience

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FISH; RESILIENCE; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY; CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO; SEYCHELLES;

ANTHOZOA; PISCES;

EID: 74549212433     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01972.x     Document Type: Article

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