Photobiology of corals from Brazil's near-shore marginal reefs of Abrolhos

Marine Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1461-1473

  Suggett, David J ^a   Kikuchi, Ruy K P ^b   Oliveira, Marília D M ^b   Spanó, Saulo ^b   Carvalho, Rafael ^b   Smith, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CORAL REEF; DOMINANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUOROMETRY; MARGINAL SEA; OPTICAL DEPTH; PARADIGM SHIFT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ABROLHOS BANK; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA CAVERNOSA; MUSSISMILIA BRAZILIENSIS; MUSSISMILIA HARTTII; PORITES ASTREOIDES; SIDERASTREA STELLATA;

EID: 84862786849     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-012-1925-6     Document Type: Article

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