Impacts of human activities on coral reef ecosystems of southern Taiwan: A long-term study

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1129-1135

  Liu, Pi Jen ^a,b   Meng, Pei Jie ^a,b   Liu, Li Lian ^c   Wang, Jih Terng ^d   Leu, Ming Yih ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Coral reef; Kenting National Park; Long Term Ecological Research (LTER); Seawater quality; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS; CORAL REEF; LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL PARKS; SEAWATER QUALITY; TAIWAN;

ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NUMBER THEORY; REEFS; SEAWATER; SEWAGE;

PARKS;

SEA WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CORAL REEF; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; CORAL REEF; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE; TAIWAN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BAYS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CORAL REEFS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; SEAWATER; SEAWEED; SEWAGE; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

KENTING NATIONAL PARK; NANWAN BAY; TAIWAN;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84861939632     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.031     Document Type: Article

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