Tempestuous times in the South Pacific Islands

Science

Volumn 328, Issue 5977, 2010, Pages 428-429

  Terry, James P ^a   Etienne, Samuel ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Université de la Polynésie Française   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; DISASTER; LETTER; PACIFIC ISLANDS; POLYNESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYCLONIC STORMS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISASTERS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 77951609733     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.328.5977.428     Document Type: Letter

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