Spatial and temporal variations in turbidity on two inshore turbid reefs on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 195-210

  Browne, N K ^a,b   Smithers, S G ^a   Perry, C T ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DHI Water and Environment S Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community assemblages; Hydrodynamics; Reef morphology; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BARRIER REEF; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DREDGING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOLERANCE; TURBIDITY; WIND VELOCITY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HALIFAX BAY; MAGNETIC ISLAND; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALUMA SHOALS; QUEENSLAND; TOWNSVILLE;

ANTHOZOA; GONIOPORA;

EID: 84874807482     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-012-0965-1     Document Type: Article

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