Vulnerability of corals to warming of the Indian seas: A projection for the 21st century

Current Science

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1654-1658

  Vivekanandan, E ^a   Ali, M Hussain ^a   Jasper, B ^a   Rajagopalan, M ^a  

^a CENTRAL MARINE FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coral vulnerability; Indian seas; Projection; Seawater warming

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 75949095103     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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