Ecological stages of Maldivian reefs after the coral mass mortality of 1998

Facies

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Lasagna, Roberta ^a   Albertelli, Giancarlo ^a   Colantoni, Paolo ^b   Morri, Carla ^a   Bianchi, Carlo Nike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Coral reefs; Ecological stages; Indian Ocean; Maldives

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; REEF FORMATION; WAVE ENERGY;

INDIAN OCEAN; MALDIVES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77952668747     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-009-0193-5     Document Type: Article

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