Massive bleaching of coral reefs induced by the 2010 ENSO, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 527-538

  del Mónaco, Carlos ^a   Haiek, Gerard ^b   Narciso, Samuel ^c   Galindo, Miguel ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c Fundación Por la Defensa de la Naturaleza   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; ENSO; Massive bleaching; Puerto Cabello; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; COLPOPHYLLIA NATANS; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA;

EID: 84866612008     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v60i2.3911     Document Type: Article

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