Dynamics of shelf edge coral reef-associated macroalgae at La Parguera, Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 260-268

  Ruiz, Héctor ^a   Ballantine, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL RECORD; MACROALGA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

LA PARGUERA; PUERTO RICO;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; LOBOPHORA VARIEGATA;

EID: 79951573426     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v45i2.a13     Document Type: Article

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