Species composition, habitat, and water quality influence coral bleaching in southern Florida

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 408, Issue , 2010, Pages 65-78

  Wagner, Daniel E ^a   Kramer, Philip ^b   Woesik, Robert Van ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Coral reefs; Corals; Florida; Nutrients; Temperatures

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL A; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL BLEACHING; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT QUALITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

AGARICIA AGARICITES; ANTHOZOA; MILLEPORA ALCICORNIS; MILLEPORA COMPLANATA; PORITES; PORITES DIVARICATA; PORITES FURCATA; PORITES PORITES; SIDERASTREA RADIANS;

EID: 77954092679     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08584     Document Type: Article

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