Large-scale ecological impacts of development on tropical islands systems: Comparison of developed and undeveloped islands in the central Bahamas

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 295-320

  Sealey, Kathleen Sullivan ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; REEF;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHAMAS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; HALOPHILA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 7544250736     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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