Graph theoretic topology of the Great but small Barrier Reef world

Theoretical Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 75-88

  Kininmonth, Stuart J ^a,b   De'ath, Glenn ^a   Possingham, Hugh P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Graph theory; Metapopulation; Scale free; Small world

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; GRAPHICAL METHOD; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; METAPOPULATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); THEORETICAL STUDY; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77953356556     PISSN: 18741738     EISSN: 18741746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12080-009-0055-3     Document Type: Article

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