Coral reef restoration (Bolinao, Philippines) in the face of frequent natural catastrophes

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-299

  Shaish, Lee ^a   Levy, Gideon ^b   Katzir, Gadi ^b   Rinkevich, Baruch ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coral; Gardening concept; Philippines; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALINITY; SEEPAGE; SEVERE WEATHER;

BOLINAO; ILOCOS; PANGASINAN; PHILIPPINES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77953715282     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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