Back reef systems: Important but overlooked components of tropical marine ecosystems

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-152

  Dahlgren, Craig ^a   Marr, John ^a  

^a Perry Institute for Marine Science   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ECOSYSTEM; REEF; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 7544225143     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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