Spatial patterns and recruitment processes of coral assemblages among contrasting environmental conditions in the southwestern lagoon of New Caledonia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 7-12, 2010, Pages 375-386

  Adjeroud, M ^a,b   Fernandez, J M ^a,c   Carroll, A G ^d   Harrison, P L ^d   Penin, L ^b,e  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

^d SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community structure; Coral reefs; Environmental factors; Juveniles; New Caledonia; Recruitment; Scleractinian corals; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; WATER QUALITY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; JUVENILES; NEW CALEDONIA; RECRUITMENT; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

REEFS;

ADULT; BARRIER REEF; BIOTOPE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRINGING REEF; HETEROGENEITY; JUVENILE; LAGOON; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LAGOON; NEW CALEDONIA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; WATER QUALITY;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77956010605     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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