Location and disturbance affect population genetic structure in four coral species of the genus Acropora on the great Barrier Reef

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 416, Issue , 2010, Pages 35-45

  Souter, P ^a   Willis, B L ^b,c   Bay, L K ^a,b   Caley, M J ^a   Muirhead, A ^a   Van Oppen, M J H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acropora; Central Great Barrier Reef; Climate change; Coral bleaching; Genetic connectivity; Genetic diversity; Palm Islands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BLACK SMOKER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYMPATRY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; ORPHEUS ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALM ISLAND GROUP; PELORUS ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

ACROPORA; ACROPORA ASPERA; ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ACROPORA PAPILLARE; ACROPORA PULCHRA; ACROPORA SPATHULATA; ANTHOZOA; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 77958456570     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08740     Document Type: Article

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