Environmental state and tendencies of the Puerto Morelos CARICOMP site, Mexico

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages 23-43

  Rodríguez Martínez, Rosa E ^a   Ruíz Rentería, Francisco ^a   van Tussenbroek, Brigitta ^a   Barba Santos, Guadalupe ^a   Escalante Mancera, Edgar ^a   Jordán Garza, Guillermo ^a   Jordán Dahlgren, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CARICOMP; Coral reef; Environmental monitoring; Mexico; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

ALISMATACEAE; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HURRICANE; HYDROCHARITACEAE; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; SEA URCHIN; SEASON; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ALISMATACEAE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BIOMASS; CYCLONIC STORMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCHARITACEAE; MEXICO; POPULATION DENSITY; PORIFERA; SEA URCHINS; SEASONS; SEAWATER;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDEA; GORGONACEA; SYRINGODIUM FILIFORME; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 78650105042     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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