Shifts in coral community structures following cyclone and red tide disturbances within the Gulf of Oman (United Arab Emirates)

Marine Biology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 955-968

  Foster, Kristi A ^a   Foster, Greg ^a   Tourenq, Christophe ^b   Shuriqi, Maral K ^c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Emirates Wildlife Society World Wide Fund for Nature   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Fujairah Municipality ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; CYCLONE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; MASS MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; RED TIDE; STORM DAMAGE; SURVIVAL;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF OMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACROPORA; ACROPORIDAE; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; COCHLODINIUM POLYKRIKOIDES; POCILLOPORA DAMICORNIS; POCILLOPORIDAE;

EID: 79955071950     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-010-1622-2     Document Type: Article

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