Coral community composition and reef development at the Similan Islands, Andaman Sea, in response to strong environmental variations

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 456, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-126

  Schmidt, Gertraud M ^a   Phongsuwan, Niphon ^b   Jantzen, Carin ^a   Roder, Cornelia ^c   Khokiattiwong, Somkiat ^b   Richter, Claudio ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b PHUKET MARINE BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (Thailand)

^c KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Andaman Sea; Benthic pelagic coupling; Coral community; Internal waves; Similan Islands; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CORAL REEF; INTERNAL WAVE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SHELF BREAK; SURFACE WAVE; UPWELLING;

ANDAMAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PHANGNGA; SIMILAN ISLANDS; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

ANTHOZOA; PORITES;

EID: 84862172631     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps09682     Document Type: Review

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