Spatial variation of Diadema antillarum settlement in La Parguera, Puerto Rico

Bulletin of Marine Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 531-540

  Williams, Stacey M ^a   García Sais, Jorge R ^a   Yoshioka, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECHINODERM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MOORING SYSTEM; MORTALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REEF; SETTLING BEHAVIOR; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER DEPTH;

LA PARGUERA; PUERTO RICO;

DIADEMA ANTILLARUM; LOBSTER;

EID: 79960493258     PISSN: 00074977     EISSN: 15536955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5343/bms.2010.1041     Document Type: Article

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