Reconnaissance of species-rich coral reefs in a muddy, macro-tidal, enclosed embayment, - Talbot Bay, Kimberley, Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 251-265

  Wilson, B ^a   Blake, S ^b   Ryan, D ^c   Hacker, J ^d  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b Australia   (Australia)

^c INTECSEA   (Canada)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Kimberley; Macrotidal; Mud dominated; Reef origin; Reef profiles; Talbot bay

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; CORAL REEF; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; RHODOLITH; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA; KIMBERLEY [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; DIOSCOREA TRIFIDA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84857622203     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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