Spatial patterns and regional affinities of coral communities at the Kermadec Islands Marine Reserve, New Zealand-a marginal high-latitude site

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 400, Issue , 2010, Pages 101-113

  Wicks, Laura C ^a   Gardner, Jonathan P A ^a   Davy, Simon K ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coral community; High latitude; Kermadec islands; New zealand; Regional affinities; Subtropical

Indexed keywords

CORAL; MACROALGA; MARINE PARK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANGE SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SURVIVAL; ZOOBENTHOS;

KERMADEC ISLANDS; NEW ZEALAND;

ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77749340782     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08398     Document Type: Article

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