Cyclone effects on coral reef habitats in New Caledonia (South Pacific)

Coral Reefs

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 445-453

  Guillemot, N ^a,b,c   Chabanet, P ^d   Le Pape, O ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^c Koniambo Nickel SAS   (New Caledonia)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Corals; Cyclone; Disturbance; Reef habitats; South Pacific

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BARRIER REEF; CORAL REEF; CYCLONE; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT LOSS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ALCYONACEA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ERICA;

EID: 77952287210     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0587-4     Document Type: Article

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