A quantification of the standing stock of macro-debris in Majuro lagoon and its effect on hard coral communities

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1693-1701

  Richards, Zoe T ^a   Beger, Maria ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affluence; Benthic; Coral reef; Macro debris; Marshall Islands

Indexed keywords

AFFLUENCE; BENTHIC; CORAL REEF; MACRO-DEBRIS; MARSHALL ISLANDS;

LAKES; TISSUE;

DEBRIS;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CORAL REEF; HABITAT; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; OCEAN DUMPING;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DECOMPOSITION; DOMESTIC WASTE; DUMPING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); LAGOON; MACRO DEBRIS; MARINE MACRO DEBRIS; MARSHALL ISLANDS; NONHUMAN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLID WASTE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES REFUGE; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICRONESIA; OCEANS AND SEAS; WASTE PRODUCTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

MAJURO ATOLL; MARSHALL ISLANDS;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 79960397835     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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