Theme section on "Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems: Characterization, Ecology, and Management"

Coral Reefs

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 247-251

  Hinderstein, L M ^a   Marr, J C A ^b   Martinez, F A ^a   Dowgiallo, M J ^a   Puglise, K A ^a   Pyle, R L ^c   Zawada, D G ^d   Appeldoorn, R ^e  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Perry Institute for Marine Science   (United States)

^c BISHOP MUSEUM   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community structure; Connectivity; Geomorphology; Mesophotic coral ecosystem; Resource management

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77952243063     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0614-5     Document Type: Editorial

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