Mid-Holocene coral community data as baselines for understanding contemporary reef ecological states

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 159-167

  Roche, Ronan C ^a,b   Perry, Chris T ^a   Johnson, Kenneth G ^b   Sultana, Kerry ^c   Smithers, Scott G ^c   Thompson, Angus A ^d  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Coral reefs; Corals; Ecosystem stability; Great Barrier Reef; Holocene; Reef growth

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BASELINE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; HOLOCENE; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LAND USE CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 78650589597     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.10.043     Document Type: Article

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