Recolonisation of Acropora hyacinthus following climate-induced coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 438, Issue , 2011, Pages 97-104

  Linares, C ^a,b   Pratchett, M S ^b   Coker, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bleaching; Climate change; Coral reefs; Disturbance; Recovery; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EPISODIC EVENT; RECOLONIZATION; VULNERABILITY;

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

ACANTHASTER PLANCI; ACROPORA HYACINTHUS; ANTHOZOA; ASTEROIDEA; HYACINTHUS;

EID: 80053613535     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09272     Document Type: Article

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