Combined effects of two stressors on Kenyan coral reefs are additive or antagonistic, not synergistic

Conservation Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-130

  Darling, Emily S ^a   Mcclanahan, Timothy R ^b   Côté, Isabelle M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coral reefs; Ecological surprises; Fishing; Interactive effects; Marine reserves; Multiple stressors; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 77955019617     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1755263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00089.x     Document Type: Article

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